2023 NWT Election
Shauna Morgan
Candidate in the Yellowknife North Yellowknife race.
Shauna can be reached at Shaunamorganyknorth@gmail.com, or by calling 867-686-8147.
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$375M agreement was a deal done differently
November 14, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...still in the process of charting a new path of co-governance with governments, and there needs to be some give and take on all sides,” said Shauna Morgan, the Yellowknife North MLA. “I hope we will get to a place where we have better procedures where we can all work together comfortably in this...
How should the NWT save money?
November 7, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...Radio asked every regular MLA how else they believe the territory could better save money. Three MLAs, all from Yellowknife, responded with ideas. Shauna Morgan. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio Shauna Morgan, the MLA for Yellowknife North, said there are several things she would have liked to have seen cut from...
New board members could help reinvent Northwest Territories Power Corporation, experts say
November 7, 2024
CBC North - ...is recruiting four to eight new members to replace current directors, and also plans to keep at least two government officials on the board. Shauna Morgan, MLA for Yellowknife North, hopes new governance will bring about some needed change. The deputy ministers currently on the board, she says, are not...
MLAs pass capital budget despite gripes
November 5, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...Sahtu MLA Danny McNeely said. The budget ultimately passed with 11 MLAs in favour and Testart, Nerysoo, Robert Hawkins, Julian Morse and Shauna Morgan voting against...
N.W.T. MLAs to ask auditor general to review territory’s health authority
November 2, 2024
CBC North - ...delivery of health care services. A performance audit typically assesses actual performance against goals and targets. The problem, according to Shauna Morgan, MLA for Yellowknife North, is that the N.W.T. health-care system struggles to set explicit goals. Morgan supported the motion and said she hopes...
Lithium companies urge N.W.T. MLAs to speed up mining regulatory processes
November 1, 2024
CBC North - ...they'll be obsolete." After hearing similar comments during presentations from Lake Winn Resources and North Arrow Minerals, Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan asked the presenters if there are any competitive advantages to building in the N.W.T. "It sounds like there are lots of other places you could be...
N.W.T. assembly passes capital budget despite concerns over priorities
November 1, 2024
CBC North - ...in favour, along with MLAs Danny McNeely, Jane Weyallon Armstrong, Kate Reid and Denny Rodgers. Voting against the budget were MLAs Robert Hawkins, Shauna Morgan, Kieron Testart, Julian Morse and George Nerysoo. The finance minister responded to members asking for more for housing and healthcare by...
Campus of Care move created ‘lasting chaos, inefficiency and burnout,’ says MLA
October 22, 2024
CKLB 101.9 - ...model that saw Primary Care services combined with the $350-million Stanton Territorial Hospital was given a failing grade by Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan today in the NWT Assembly. The moving of integrated care teams from Yellowknife Primary Care Centre and Frame Lake Community Health Clinic, as well...
N.W.T. MLAs say capital budget doesn’t reflect housing priorities, again
October 22, 2024
CBC North - ...are also listed in the budget. The waitlist for a public housing unit currently sits at 897 people, according to the territory's housing minister. Shauna Morgan, MLA for Yellowknife North, echoed Morse's concerns. She said the territory needs to embrace its responsibility for public housing, rather than...
N.W.T. MLAs reprimand colleague, fine him $2,500 for trying to get nurse fired
October 21, 2024
CBC North - ...Edjericon and fine him $2,500 for breaking the MLA code of conduct and trying to get a nurse fired. Monday's vote, moved by Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan, passed in the legislature Monday with no discussion. The vote comes after the N.W.T.'s integrity commissioner issued a report on Oct. 10 saying...
N.W.T.’s new net-zero climate target necessary for its mining future says MLA
October 19, 2024
CBC North - ...emissions by 2050 is "exciting," and something that will need to be taken seriously if the territory wants mining to be part of its future. Shauna Morgan pointed out in the Legislative Assembly on Friday that De Beers and Rio Tinto have both already made commitments to making their mining operations...
Imperial should ‘step up,’ minister says as MLAs debate Sahtu fuel crisis
October 18, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...moment of having to catch up. But what I want us to get to is a spot where we are saying, ‘We saw this problem coming.'” Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan asked if the GNWT was looking at other practical solutions beyond cutting a cheque, like bringing wood stoves and pellet stoves into the community...
MLAs debate financial relief for N.W.T’s Sahtu region, gripped by affordability crisis
October 18, 2024
CBC North - ...to step in with more support, as the town grapples with increasing costs in the wake of barge cancellations. (Julie Plourde/Radio-Canada) Shauna Morgan, MLA for Yellowknife North, said that although Imperial is incurring additional costs by flying fuel into the region, there's no way to know whether...
Infrastructure top of mind as N.W.T. MLAs head into fall session
October 17, 2024
CBC North - ...Thursday. The territory's capital budget is up for debate, spanning issues from energy needs to roads (permanent and winter) to school upgrades. Shauna Morgan, MLA for Yellowknife North, thinks housing will top the list of capital priorities. "Certainly it's top of mind amongst regular members, and it was...
N.W.T. government officials, Yellowknife mayor respond to evacuation re-entry emails
August 6, 2024
CBC North - ...Emergency Management Act, Yellowknife has the same legal authority as all the other communities under an emergency. This was something flagged by Shauna Morgan, MLA for Yellowknife North, months ago. Alty said she wants to see a discussion about recognizing Yellowknife is different from other communities. ...