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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New lab test appointment policy gets failing grade from MLA Julian Morse
June 14, 2024
CKLB 101.9 - ...to access outpatient lab services at Stanton has soured some feelings among clients who preferred the old method, the NWT Assembly heard today. Julian Morse is the MLA for Frame Lake in Yellowknife. “I am concerned this new process is going to be a barrier for a single mother, elderly person, someone...
NWT’s 20th Assembly passes its first budget
June 13, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...unit at Fort Smith’s jail and reinstate some midwifery funding. MLAs Denny Rodgers, Danny McNeely, Jane Weyallon Armstrong, Sheryl Yakeleya and Julian Morse spoke about the importance of compromise and collaborative process between regular MLAs and cabinet in the legislature ahead of Thursday’s vote....
Can the NWT police its way out of the drug crisis?
June 12, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...“Most of the social problems that we are facing in the Northwest Territories are not problems that we can police our way out of,” Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse told the legislature. “The way out of social issues is poverty reduction, treating addictions, mental health, wellness, ensuring … that...
MLAs call for assembly to close municipal funding gap
June 10, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...in the context of understanding that we know our communities need more help,” he said of his fellow members. Former Yellowknife city councillor Julian Morse, now the Frame Lake MLA, said he supported efforts to address the discrepancy between the funding communities receive and what they say they need. ...
‘Not a done deal.’ What’s happening with Extended Health Benefits?
June 5, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...agree that removing life-saving medication coverage for people with really serious illnesses is the right way to go about that.” Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse wonders how the program will come across to NWT residents who discover they’re paying more. “The NWT is already a difficult place for persons...
NWT government has no plans to develop accessibility act
June 4, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...the national building code, on which the territory relies, and accessibility responsibilities under the NWT Human Rights Act. Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse raised the issue in the legislature last week. According to the NWT Human Rights Commission’s latest annual report, he said, 59 percent of all...
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...