2023 NWT Election
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Shauna Morgan
Candidate in the Yellowknife North Yellowknife race.
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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. ...
Breaking down some of the big issues with NWT medical travel
July 8, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...those [decisions], so that we know that they’ll be reimbursed?” What’s the policy for escorts with emergency medevacs? Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan asked what happens in situations where people in life-threatening conditions are medevaced out: are there any circumstances under which escorts can...
Legal aid concerned about children’s lawyer budget cuts
July 4, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...office, I think we should listen to them,” Great Slave MLA Kate Reid told the legislature the day the budget was passed. Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan told Cabin Radio cutting the senior lawyer role removes “the linchpin” holding the Office of the Children’s Lawyer together. She said...
Fix for low-water shipping woes could be ‘lighter than air,’ committee hears
June 28, 2024
CKLB 101.9 - ...latter use of airships is an idea championed in recent years by academics and think-tanks, but never actually put to commercial use in the arctic. Shauna Morgan is the MLA for Yellowknife Centre. She asked Minister Wawzonek if airships were still on the GNWT’s radar? “I feel obliged to raise an issue...
N.W.T. considers making producers deal with used oil, tires and electrical items
June 25, 2024
CBC North - ...updated last fall to give the territory legal authority to create EPR programs. Regulations will take years, says minister Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan and Great Slave Lake MLA Kate Reid both raised the issue of extended producer responsibility in the Legislative Assembly on June 7. Morgan said EPR...
NWT allocates $1.6M for addiction recovery aftercare pilot
June 14, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...of around five residents each, Wind said. People will be expected to stay in that housing for 30 to 90 days, according to Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan, who questioned Semmler about capacity compared to need for a service like this. “The five to six spaces may not address the full need,”...
NWT politicians call for mental health crisis intervention team
June 14, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...a crisis intervention team and encouraged the territory to consider how the program would roll out in small communities. Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan agreed there is need for a more appropriate response to people in mental health crisis. She said that should include intervention as well as...
NWT’s 20th Assembly passes its first budget
June 13, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...whose jobs are no longer needed to support their transition. She called for more “heartful and vulnerable” discussions. Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan said items she felt were left outstanding following negotiations included a healthcare workforce plan and reversing funding reductions to the Arctic...