I suppose she is in the sense that Professor X was a Defender but with Kate being a government operative with Chase for Bones, we've already seen that it conflicts with Oracle's missions. I didn't like Simone's take on Kate so was glad she only appeared in the one arc after 100 but is she now a more full time member? Budget cuts mean I can't read BoP regularly but I did see a solicit where it looks like Manhunter is handing Black Canary her ass so I wondered...