2023 NWT Election
Julian Morse
Candidate in the Frame Lake Yellowknife race.
Julian can be reached at Jmorsenwt@gmail.com, or by calling 867-446-0276.
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N.W.T. MLAs to discuss separate collective agreement for nurses
March 14, 2025
CBC North - ...member nurses across different N.W.T. communities. MLA Shauna Morgan proposed the motion Thursday, which she said was the idea of Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse. It was seconded by Monfwi MLA Jane Weyallon Armstrong. (Julie Plourde/Radio-Canada) Motion passed to strengthen support of health-care workers ...
With added housing cash, NWT’s 2025-26 budget comfortably passes
March 13, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...to put a significant amount of money towards housing that we hadn’t obtained previously. I see this as an achievement,” said Frame Lake’s Julian Morse on Thursday as he endorsed the budget. “We have been working towards this since the beginning of this assembly. This wasn’t something we just...
Motion to halt Indigenous Employment Policy is defeated
March 13, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...of the people in Northwest Territories with no consultation.” “I don’t really understand why this had to be rushed,” said Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse. He asked why a policy 30 years old had to be amended now without more time to “build consensus around a new policy.” Finance minister Caroline...
Problems, solutions emerge in hearing on closure of 19 Community Learning Centres
March 7, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...sitting, tears flowed in what was an emotional time for Speaker Shane Thompson and Great Slave MLA Kate Reid. Thompson was moved as Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse eulogized Ian Legaree, a dedicated public servant, tireless advocate for the North, and champion of youth and community development through sport...
Facing skeptical MLAs, college defends community centre closures
March 6, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...you know there’s lot of challenges,” she said, “especially with technology.” ‘Contradiction with approved mandate’ Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse wanted to dig deeper into the suggestion that the college was changing course in part because of the NWT government’s fiscal sustainability drive....
‘No new sources’ to replenish Arctic Energy Alliance funds
March 5, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...once we know what the next government’s iteration of priorities might be in Ottawa,” Wawzonek said in response to a question from Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse, referring to the likelihood of a forthcoming federal election. “We put a lot of money into big infrastructure projects in this department, and...
Testart defends ‘rhetorical flourishes’ after minister’s complaint
February 27, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...their supporters in line, the entire process is little more than accountability theatre while backroom deals are being made.” Two regular MLAs, Julian Morse and Shauna Morgan, had voted with cabinet to defeat Wednesday’s motion. Testart’s post that evening received three shares and a handful of...
How NWT MLAs have voted in the 20th Assembly so far
February 27, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...recorded, there have been three instances where the vote did not go in favour of Hawkins, Edjericon and Testart. The latest came on Wednesday, when Julian Morse and Shauna Morgan voted with cabinet to oppose a motion that would have removed $5.25 million from the Department of Education, Culture and...
MLAs narrowly defeat bid to remove $5.25M from ECE’s budget
February 27, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...also voted in favour. Motion ‘would have negative impact’ The motion was defeated when Yellowknife North’s Shauna Morgan and Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse sided with cabinet. (Committee chair Sheryl Yakeleya did not vote and nor did Speaker of the House Shane Thompson.) Cabinet appeared not to have...
In detail: What’s in this new ‘independent caucus’ proposal?
February 13, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...do not plan to join the independent members’ caucus. Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan, Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers and Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse all said regular MLAs already collaborate on many of the issues raised on Thursday through the accountability and oversight committee. Morgan said...
3 MLAs pitch idea of voting bloc as way to be taken more seriously by N.W.T. cabinet
February 13, 2025
CBC North - ...the room with." Morgan doesn't think she'll be joining the committee, but did say she was fielding her constituents for their feedback about it. Julian Morse, the MLA for Frame Lake, said he would be doing the same. "Some of the concerns that were shared today, I share those concerns. I have frustrations...
Community Learning Centre closures decried by Regular MLAs
February 9, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...during a time that they should be focused on grieving together,” he said. In his response to the Budget Address on Thursday, Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse said cabinet and the Regular MLAs need to “focus on the priorities we’ve set … our mandate has got to be where we focus our energy.” He...
Some NWT MLAs say budget doesn’t do enough to advance priorities
February 7, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...building 500 new homes, cutting income taxes, and increasing funding to NWT Tourism by $500,000. ‘A pretty status quo budget’ Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse said he was “a bit unsure how to react” to the budget. “There’s not a whole lot in there to get very angry or particularly excited...
Julian Morse calls for NWT to improve respite care supports
February 6, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...fund at-home caregivers to keep more people with supportive needs in the territory. In the NWT Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse said constituents have told him the territory could do more to prevent people from being sent down south for supportive living care. He suggested...
GNWT moves to amend proposed Indigenous employment policy
February 5, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...is a part of a much bigger thing, and we really want to see movement on this to be a more inclusive workplace,” said Wawzonek. MLA for Frame Lake Julian Morse is the chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations. He said the committee had not been supportive of the earlier version of the...