Shauna Morgan

Member Yellowknife North

Shauna Morgan was elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly to represent the constituency of Yellowknife North.

Ms. Morgan was born and raised in Barrie, Ontario. Having called Yellowknife home for the past 15 years, she has embraced the dynamic, creative and eclectic lifestyle in Old Town near Great Slave Lake.

Ms. Morgan’s commitment to public service is evident in her two consecutive terms on Yellowknife City Council from 2015 to 2022. During this time, she held pivotal roles, including Deputy Mayor, Chair of the Community Energy Planning Committee, and Chair of the Community Advisory Board on Homelessness.

Ms. Morgan holds degrees in International Development (B.A. Hons) and International Affairs (M.A.), specializing in community economic and political development in remote and Indigenous communities globally. She worked with a grassroots cross-cultural peacebuilding movement in the Philippines from 2002 to 2003. Her master's research delved into negotiations between mineral exploration companies and First Nations in Canada, focusing on land access during the earliest stages of mineral exploration.

Over the past 15 years in Yellowknife, Ms. Morgan has prioritized work at the community level. Working with private consulting firms and a non-profit thinktank focused on clean energy, she served as a resource person to Indigenous governments and communities across the NWT. Her contributions ranged from planning renewable energy projects to housing initiatives, building cross-cultural environmental research and monitoring programs, and navigating the complexities of major resource extraction projects.

Ms. Morgan has drawn on her well-rounded skill set to diversify her professional pursuits. While serving as a City Councillor, she managed her own piano teaching studio, worked as an on-the-Land educator with Bushkids NWT, and contributed for many years as a full-time member of the Snow Castle construction crew and snow carving team. Additionally, she engaged in facilitation and consulting contracts.

Active in the arts community, Ms. Morgan provides piano accompaniment for Yellowknife’s Aurora Chorealis (adult community choir) and Fireweed Children’s Choir. She served as a Board member for the Yellowknife Women’s Society and a weekly volunteer with Food Rescue and has dedicated time to the Yellowknife Ski Club and Victim Services.

Ms. Morgan’s love for the land is palpable in her adventurous spirit. She enjoys a myriad of outdoor activities in the North across all seasons, from whitewater and flatwater canoe trips to hiking in Auyuittuq National Park and along the Canol Trail. Her passion extends to cycle touring, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, and hunting for moose and ducks with her partner.

Yellowknife North Electoral District

Committees

Accountability and Oversight
Social Development
Economic Development & Environment
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Shauna_Morgan@ntassembly.ca
Phone
(867) 767-9143(link is a phone number)
Extension
12170
shaunamorgan.yknorth@gmail.com
Constituency Office
Email
shaunamorgan.yknorth@gmail.com

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Now, I'd heard directly from the teachers' association that they were concerned about ECE kind of whittling away at professional development and mentorship opportunities for teachers. And I'm not sure exactly where that might show up in this budget but they mentioned, for example, the New to the North orientation. So teachers that are coming up here and new to the North, they got a more sort of in-depth orientation to the North and helped them get settled in which would be good for the teachers themselves to have a welcome -- a warm welcome and also really good for...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. I think I understand if the Minister is saying that if we're getting, like, a new federal funding source, then we can help use that to bring down the deficit, and then the numbers are going to show up in these things. But I guess what I would be afraid of is that if it's still the GNWT footing the bill but we're just shifting sort of the blame, so to speak, it used to be under the health authority's deficit budget and then they solved their deficit by just putting the money under something the GNWT's responsible for paying -- well, HSS is responsible for paying for...

Question 514-20(1): Child and Family Services Plan of Care Agreements
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services following up on my statement.

So child and family services has a category called neglect which is one basis for reporting mistreatment to CFS and sometimes results in apprehension of children from their homes. Is there a clear definition of neglect either in legislation or policy? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wanted to start by just following up on my colleague's line of questioning from Great Slave on the school-based mental health counsellors.

So can the Minister confirm, is the program now set -- I know there was a lot of changes, a lot flux happening for a while because it was changed rather suddenly at the beginning of a school year -- I guess it was probably the beginning of the school year for 2023-2024, and so there was a lot of kind of not knowing what it was going to look like next, how it was all going to shake out. Is it fully shaken out now? Is it like what we...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Okay, so just to be clear, can the Minister confirm that we are not forcing people to detox in the hospital if they're not ready or wanting to just to be a patient in the hospital? There's no need for that because we have other ways that we can manage their alcohol dependency within the hospital; can the Minister confirm that's where we're at? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Motion 46-20(1): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 25, 2025
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that notwithstanding Rule 2.1, when the House adjourns on Thursday, February 13th, 2025, it shall be adjourned until Tuesday, February 25th, 2025;

AND FURTHER, that any time prior to February 25th, 2025, if the Speaker is satisfied after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, the Speaker may give notice;

AND THEREUPON, the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice and shall transact its...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question is just about there are active positions, so there's an increase in one position in headquarters in early learning. Can you explain what -- why that position is needed in headquarters? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Okay, thank you for that clarification. And so is it understood, then, that anyone going to the Stanton Hospital or the Inuvik Hospital that requires detox that it will be available to them if they go in, or have we had examples of where there's more demand than we can actually meet with the current level of staffing and funding that we have? Thank you, Mr. Chair. For detox specifically.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is the department -- especially given that we're focusing on primary care and there's attempts at primary care reform, is the department looking at how we can try to put at least a community health nurse in every single community in the territory? Is that a goal that we have; is that something we're looking at? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And so how many detox beds are we funded by the feds to offer, or is it -- have we committed to a certain number of beds or a certain amount of services; what exactly have we committed to with that federal funding? Thank you, Mr. Chair.