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.

Committees

R.J. Simpson
Hay River Nord
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

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1320
Email
Courriel
Phone
867-767-9141
Extension
11120
Bureau de circonscription

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

Phone
867-874-6301
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Premier ministre des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Ministère de l’Exécutif et des Affaires autochtones, Ministre de la Justice

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, please introduce your witness for the record.

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, Minister. Welcome to the witnesses.

I will open the floor to general comments. Anything from committee? Seeing nothing, we will proceed to a clause-by-clause review of the bill, deferring the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. Committee, please turn to page 1 of the bill. I will call out each clause individually. Clause 1.

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, Minister Sebert. I will turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development, the committee that considered the bill, for opening comments. Mr. Thompson.

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, Mr. Testart. There is a motion to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour. All those opposed. The motion is carried.

---Carried

I will rise and report progress.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, committee. Thank you to the Minister and to your witnesses. Minister, you may take your seat. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Thank you, committee. Sorry for the delays. It is our first day back in committee, so we are just ironing out the kinks. Committee, we have next agreed to consider Bill 14, the Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018. I will turn to the Minister responsible to introduce the bill. Minister Sebert.

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister, do you have witnesses you wish to bring into the Chamber?

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, committee. Bill 14 is now ready for third reading. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 14?

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you. Bill 17 is now ready for third reading. Does committee agree this concludes our consideration of Bill 17?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Sorry, committee. Let's do this right, here. Does committee agree that Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Securities Act, is now ready for third reading?

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, committee. Thank you to the Minister and your witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Committee, we have agreed to next consider Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act. I will call on the Minister responsible for the bill to introduce it. Minister Cochrane.