Kate Reid

Députée de Great Slave

Circonscription électorale de Great Slave 

Kate Reid a été élue députée de la circonscription de Great Slave à la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest. 

Kate Reid est née dans la ville d’Oshawa, en Ontario, en 1981. Elle vit à Yellowknife depuis 1989. Son parcours témoigne de la diversité de ses intérêts et de sa volonté inébranlable de contribuer au bien-être de sa collectivité. 

Kate Reid a commencé sa carrière en tant que journaliste, après avoir obtenu un baccalauréat en journalisme à la Toronto Metropolitan University en 2003. Son intérêt pour la recherche l’a amenée à travailler à la bibliothèque municipale de Yellowknife, puis à s’inscrire à l’université de Toronto, où elle a décroché une maîtrise en sciences de l’information en 2009. De retour dans le Nord, elle a apprécié de pouvoir rejoindre le personnel des Archives des TNO, où a germé sa passion pour la préservation et le partage des histoires qui peignent le portrait de notre territoire et de son gouvernement. Kate Reid a ensuite travaillé au ministère de l’Environnement et du Changement climatique du gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, où elle a mis son expertise au service des enjeux environnementaux, contribuant ainsi au développement durable par son travail législatif et politique pendant cinq ans avant d’être élue députée. 

En dehors de sa vie professionnelle, Kate Reid est mariée et trouve réconfort et inspiration dans toute une gamme de passe-temps. Son amour pour la musique, l’art, le burlesque, le drag, le cinéma et les voyages témoigne de ses goûts éclectiques et de sa passion pour l’exploration culturelle. 

Son dévouement au service de sa collectivité est exemplaire, marqué par son rôle de présidente de la YWCA des TNO de 2021 à 2023. Son leadership s’étend au domaine culturel, Kate Reid ayant été directrice de Folk on the Rocks, un festival de musique annuel qui enrichit le paysage culturel de Yellowknife. En outre, elle a activement contribué à des événements communautaires tels que NWT Pride, Yellowknife Pride et Burn on the Bay et a été présidente de la section locale 11 du Syndicat des travailleurs du Nord en 2019 et de 2021 à 2023, ce qui illustre son engagement envers la défense des intérêts et du bien-être de ses concitoyens.

Committees

Member Kate Reid
Great Slave
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

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Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you to deputy clerk for that answer. I ask simply because it's important that the people of the NWT see and hear us and see our deliberations in all of our capacities. So making sure we have systems that work, pretty important. So that's more a comment than anything. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is more of a policy question than a main estimates question, and I'm doing my best to assume that it should possibly live under directorate.

So under the department's business plan on page 228, one of the actions that they are doing to support the mandate is to engage regularly with the NWTAC and the LGANT on key community government related issues. And it's really more of a general comment but also kind of a question.

The measure for this action is the number of meetings between either the Minister or official level meetings held between MACA and these organizations...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And, you know, recognizing that this is a much bigger problem than just our jurisdiction, I appreciate that answer.

Finally, will the GNWT be able to enact extended producer responsibility regulations or policies in the life of this Assembly? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Only really one more question. I understand that the reason the line item in forest management is so high in the actuals from last year is due to the unprecedented season. I can respect that. I know we fund that with supps. Whether I think that's the best way to go about things or not really doesn't matter to me, I'll leave that up to the Minister and his department. But why is compliance and officer services gone down over the last two years? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And recognizing that this is a little bit of an overlap to MACA's jurisdiction, I hope the Minister can answer this. What is the GNWT doing to support municipalities on waste reduction and diversion? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And, yeah, I know it's not necessarily always the budget line item here that would make all the difference, but I guess could the Minister speak more to what they're exploring to support the forest industry. I know there's interest on the Regular MLAs' side to see that industry flourish. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I want to speak to an environmental and community issue. The lack of plastic waste recycling and the influx of plastics in our landfills in the NWT.

Plastic is present in everything in our society, but the management of plastic waste remains a problem. Only 9 percent of the plastic waste that is created in our country is recycled. Plastics continue to be buried in landfills across the territory, including in Yellowknife, as reported this past April by the CBC. 60 tonnes of plastic waste was collected in the blue bins across the city, and they are now...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So under forest management, there is a section for forest resources. I believe they are helping in terms of the supporting the forest industry as outlined in the business plan, but maybe the Minister could confirm. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you for that answer. Noting that I might actually be a reduction on this line item, could the Minister please speak to the reduction in the policy legislation evaluation and communications from last year's expenditures. Thank you. And it's actually quite significant as compared to 2022-2023. I expect this might be in part due to efficiencies from the merger but just curious. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I guess my assumption, then, is that's been contemplated for these main estimates? Thank you, Mr. Chair.