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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Language commissioner wants review of N.W.T. legislation, says her role is restrictive
April 10, 2024
CBC North - ...services do not exist in the same capacity. A stop sign in Fort Smith, N.W.T. (Mario De Ciccio/Radio-Canada) During the meeting, Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse also revealed the language commissioner's office had not received a formal complaint about Indigenous languages since 2017, but that does not mean...
MLAs wonder who’ll benefit if NWT makes carbon tax changes
April 9, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...argued against each other in back-to-back appearances before five regular MLAs (Hawkins, McNeely, Rodgers, Richard Edjericon and committee chair Julian Morse). “We’re still trapped in that first-stage discussion, which is: should we even have it in the first place,” said Testart, presenting his...
NWT carbon tax public meeting planned as rates go up
March 30, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...opposes the bill. According to a Thursday news release, the Standing Committee on Government Operations – a committee of regular MLAs chaired by Julian Morse – will hold a public meeting about the bill at the legislature at 2pm on Monday, April 8. Residents can attend in person “to share your...
Assembly update for February 29
March 1, 2024
CKLB 101.9 - ...(YK North MLA Shauna Morgan); and crime on the streets of Yellowknife and funding for the Spruce Bough transitional living facility (Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse). Great Slave MLA Kate Reid asked Premier RJ Simpson what the NWT can do to show support for a cease fire in the Israel-Hamas War. “In what ways...
NWT’s MLAs pass Israel-Hamas ceasefire motion
February 29, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...nor vote against a “motion of peace.” Reid, Morgan, Hawkins and Rodgers were joined by fellow regular MLAs George Nerysoo, Kieron Testart, Julian Morse and Danny McNeely in supporting the motion as amended. Earlier, when first asked to write to the federal government regarding the Israel-Hamas...
Bill to repeal NWT’s carbon tax clears second reading
February 28, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...the mining industry. But Rodgers said he supported the bill going to committee for review so he could make a more informed decision. Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse said he shared many of Morgan’s views but supported the bill being investigated further as a way to address broader concerns about the tax. “My...
N.W.T. MLAs disappointed by cabinet’s vote against wildfire inquiry
February 24, 2024
CBC North - ...Those reviews will be done for the departments of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) and Environment and Climate Change (ECC). Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse responded to the premier's comments during Friday's sitting. "Is it the premier and cabinet's intent to simply ignore calls for collaboration and...
N.W.T. MLAs vote for inquiry into 2023 wildfire response, but premier makes no promises
February 22, 2024
CBC North - ...hold the inquiry. "Even though we pass this motion today, there's no guarantee Cabinet is going ahead to do this work," he said. Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse said the majority of the constituents he's heard from are in favour of a public inquiry, but that they will need to constrain costs and scope to...
Live: MLAs pass motion calling for wildfire public inquiry
February 22, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...not automatically trigger an inquiry and ministers will work with regular MLAs on “next steps.” In the middle of the debate, Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse revealed cabinet had made a proposal for an alternative way forward. Premier RJ Simpson later stated that alternative would be an independent...
Here’s how N.W.T. MLAs say they’ll vote on a public inquiry into last summer’s wildfire response
February 22, 2024
CBC North - ... Kate Reid, MLA for Great Slave, said she would support the motion with the further amendments. Reid was one of two regular MLAs, along with Julian Morse, who voted with cabinet earlier this month to postpone the vote. Morse, MLA for Frame Lake, wouldn't say how he'll vote. "I wouldn't want to...
‘No layoffs’ as Covid-19 funding ends, says health minister
February 21, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...staff and beds at the hospital when temporary funding to boost the hospital’s capacity ended on March 31. Answering questions from Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse in the legislature, Lesa Semmler said: “There are no layoffs in the NTHSSA as a result of this sunsetting funding.” The health minister...
No plans for hospital lay-offs as COVID-era funding ends, N.W.T. health minister says
February 21, 2024
CBC North - ...said the department filled the vacancies with casual and contract workers. The minister's comments came under questioning from Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse. Morse said nursing aides — among the positions expected to be cut — were unsung heroes of the pandemic. "Eliminating these positions could...
‘Up to two years’ before tenants can move into Aspen Apartments
February 15, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...permit to use the space was appealed. The building has since been vacant. Waitlist of 330 people In the legislature last Friday, Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse questioned why the territory caps the number of public housing units in each community. He gave the example that while funding for a 50-unit...
N.W.T. premier says public wildfire inquiry could cost millions and grind gov’t to a halt
February 14, 2024
CBC North - ...Assembly at the request of the premier. That postponement narrowly passed with all of cabinet voting in favour, along with Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse and Great Slave MLA Kate Reid. All other MLAs voted against it. The 9-9 tie was broken by Speaker Shane Thompson voting to postpone. Range Lake MLA...
Wildfire public inquiry choices aren’t black and white, says Morse
February 12, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...ongoing argument over whether to stage a public inquiry into last year’s wildfires isn’t as simple as yes or no, the new Frame Lake MLA says. Julian Morse was one of two regular MLAs who sided with cabinet to narrowly force the postponement of a debate about holding a public inquiry last week. Premier...