Shauna Morgan

Member Yellowknife North

Shauna Morgan was elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly to represent the constituency of Yellowknife North.

Ms. Morgan was born and raised in Barrie, Ontario. Having called Yellowknife home for the past 15 years, she has embraced the dynamic, creative and eclectic lifestyle in Old Town near Great Slave Lake.

Ms. Morgan’s commitment to public service is evident in her two consecutive terms on Yellowknife City Council from 2015 to 2022. During this time, she held pivotal roles, including Deputy Mayor, Chair of the Community Energy Planning Committee, and Chair of the Community Advisory Board on Homelessness.

Ms. Morgan holds degrees in International Development (B.A. Hons) and International Affairs (M.A.), specializing in community economic and political development in remote and Indigenous communities globally. She worked with a grassroots cross-cultural peacebuilding movement in the Philippines from 2002 to 2003. Her master's research delved into negotiations between mineral exploration companies and First Nations in Canada, focusing on land access during the earliest stages of mineral exploration.

Over the past 15 years in Yellowknife, Ms. Morgan has prioritized work at the community level. Working with private consulting firms and a non-profit thinktank focused on clean energy, she served as a resource person to Indigenous governments and communities across the NWT. Her contributions ranged from planning renewable energy projects to housing initiatives, building cross-cultural environmental research and monitoring programs, and navigating the complexities of major resource extraction projects.

Ms. Morgan has drawn on her well-rounded skill set to diversify her professional pursuits. While serving as a City Councillor, she managed her own piano teaching studio, worked as an on-the-Land educator with Bushkids NWT, and contributed for many years as a full-time member of the Snow Castle construction crew and snow carving team. Additionally, she engaged in facilitation and consulting contracts.

Active in the arts community, Ms. Morgan provides piano accompaniment for Yellowknife’s Aurora Chorealis (adult community choir) and Fireweed Children’s Choir. She served as a Board member for the Yellowknife Women’s Society and a weekly volunteer with Food Rescue and has dedicated time to the Yellowknife Ski Club and Victim Services.

Ms. Morgan’s love for the land is palpable in her adventurous spirit. She enjoys a myriad of outdoor activities in the North across all seasons, from whitewater and flatwater canoe trips to hiking in Auyuittuq National Park and along the Canol Trail. Her passion extends to cycle touring, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, and hunting for moose and ducks with her partner.

Yellowknife North Electoral District

Committees

Accountability and Oversight
Social Development
Economic Development & Environment
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Email
Phone
(867) 767-9143
Extension
12170
Constituency Office

Statements in Debates

Question 524-20(1): Climate Change Curriculum
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 45)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So can the Minister clarify whether the content around climate change in those courses has been developed by the department and then distributed to schools or to what extent it's left up to teachers to sort of fill in the blanks or make it relevant to the local context? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 521-20(1): Climate Change Action Plan
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 45)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So my final question is how will ordinary residents, and particularly young people, be able to be involved in the actions that the government is taking as part of this climate change action plan, or is the plan designed to be carried out exclusively by government employees? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 521-20(1): Climate Change Action Plan
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 45)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change following up on my Member's statement on some of the feedback that we have gotten from NWT youth on the climate change action plan. So some of their observations were that most of the actions in the plan are hard to measure, that it might specify we'll continue to do things or have processes. But what is ECC doing to make its actions on climate change more measurable? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Member’s Statement 504-20(1): Youth and Climate Change
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 45)

Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and my colleague from Great Slave joined me in visiting Yellowknife high schools to hear directly from students what they think about this government's climate change action plan. Mr. Speaker, these young people were well spoken, thoughtful, and passionate, which wasn't a surprise, but what I did find remarkable was how laser focused they are on wanting to see action and measurable commitments to ensure a liveable planet even 10 or 20 years from now, let alone generations from now. They read through the draft plan, and they...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So on page 215, our facility-based addictions treatment, it looks like the number for 2023-2024 was about $5.3 million, and then last year, about $3 million was spent, and then the exact same number was estimated for this year. Is this number -- does it fluctuate based on demand, or do we just have a set amount that we can allocate to this and, you know, we can't offer any more if there's more demand for facility-based addictions treatment. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. I had a question about the line item community, culture and innovation. So there is a significant drop in that budget. It's about half of what it was the last two years. Can the Minister explain why the drastic reduction in that line item. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Okay, thanks to the Minister for that explanation.

Next I'm wondering what is happening -- if she can similarly explain what's happened with minority language education and instruction. Again, I understand that the amount for this year is the same as last year but, again, there was a reduction from the previous year, so I'm just wondering where that program is at. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Sorry, thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm not used to seeing so many pages together in a package.

Okay. I see that that was funded by Health Canada in 2023-2024, so -- the description's on page 208 there, and then -- but there was no funding for last year, and there's no funding indicated for this year. Is that a program that we have tried to renew from Health Canada? Are we seeking more federal funding for this kind of initiative? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 514-20(1): Child and Family Services Plan of Care Agreements
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I look forward to following up with the Minister about that one too. Will the Minister commit to having her department look at implementing the UN convention on the rights of the child so that all decisions to remove a child from their parents are reviewed by a court -- that's in Article 9 -- and a child's right to be heard is applied. That's Article 12. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Now, I'd heard directly from the teachers' association that they were concerned about ECE kind of whittling away at professional development and mentorship opportunities for teachers. And I'm not sure exactly where that might show up in this budget but they mentioned, for example, the New to the North orientation. So teachers that are coming up here and new to the North, they got a more sort of in-depth orientation to the North and helped them get settled in which would be good for the teachers themselves to have a welcome -- a warm welcome and also really good for...