R.J. Simpson

Député de Hay River Nord

Premier ministre
Ministre de l’Exécutif et des Affaires autochtones

R.J. Simpson a été élu à la 20e Assemblée, représentant la circonscription de Hay River Nord. Le 7 décembre 2023, M. Simpson a été élu premier ministre de la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest.

M. Simpson a été élu par acclamation à la 19e Assemblée législative et élu pour la première fois à la 18e Assemblée en 2015.

M. Simpson a été élu pour la première fois à la 18e Assemblée législative en 2015. M. Simpson a été président adjoint de la 18e Assemblée législative, vice-président du Comité permanent des opérations gouvernementales et président du Comité spécial sur les questions de transition. M. Simpson a également siégé au Comité permanent des priorités et de la planification, de même qu’au Comité permanent du développement économique et de l’environnement.

M. Simpson a habité à Hay River toute sa vie. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme d’études secondaires à l’école secondaire Diamond Jenness en 1998, il a décroché un baccalauréat ès arts à l’Université MacEwan et un diplôme en droit à la faculté de droit de l’Université de l’Alberta.

M. Simpson a précédemment travaillé pour le gouvernement du Canada, la Northern Transportation Company limitée, la section locale no 51 des Métis, et Maskwa Engineering.

Pendant ses études en droit, M. Simpson a été président de l’association des étudiants en droit autochtones. Il a également siégé au conseil d’administration du Centre d’amitié Soaring Eagle, à Hay River, et donne de son temps au projet d’éducation Canada-Ghana.

R.J. Simpson
Hay River Nord
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Boîte
1320
Extension
11120
Bureau de circonscription

62, promenade Woodland, bureau 104
Hay River Nord NT X0E 1G1
Canada

Phone
Bureau de la ministre

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 77)

Thank you, Minister. I will now open the floor to any general comments on Bill 30. First, we have Mr. Testart.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 77)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This recommendation came from the Human Rights Commission. The Minister stated that there was no time for consultation, because we are just seeing this now on the floor of the House. It was in the report. It has been years since that report. This committee, which undertook the review of this bill, read the report. When the committee went on the road, they asked explicitly, in every community that they went to, how people felt about this clause. It is a little disingenuous to say that there no consultation. There was consultation; it's in black and white in the report.

The...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 77)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have some questions for the Minister of Infrastructure. It might be better suited to the Minister of ENR, but I've been assured by his staff that the Minister of Infrastructure can answer at least part of these questions. It's about the highway closure on Highway 35 in Alberta. Now, there's a concern that Highway 35 leads out of Alberta, and there's really not a lot of Alberta infrastructure north of that highway, but for us in the territory, that highway is very important. There is some concern that maybe Alberta isn't putting the resources in there they could be to...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 77)

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 15-18(3) and Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Human Rights Act, and would like to report progress; that Committee Report 15-18(3), the consideration thereof is concluded, and that Bill 30 is ready for third reading as amended. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Mackenzie Delta, that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 77)

Thank you, Minister. I will turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Government operations which considered the bill for any opening remarks. There are no opening remarks from the chair. Minister, would you like to bring witnesses into the Chamber?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 77)

Thank you, Mr. Testart. To the motion. Mr. O'Reilly.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 77)

Thank you, committee. Thank you to the witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Testart.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 77)

All those in favour? All those opposed?

---Carried

Thank you, committee. Committee, do you agree that this concludes our consideration of Committee Report 15-18(3), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Human Rights Act?