R.J. Simpson

Member Hay River North

Premier
Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs

R.J. Simpson was elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, representing the constituency of Hay River North. On December 7th, 2023, Mr. Simpson was elected Premier of the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Simpson was formerly acclaimed to the 19th Legislative Assembly and first elected into the 18th Assembly in 2015.

Mr. Simpson was Deputy Speaker of the 18th Assembly, Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations, and the Chair of the Special Committee on Transition Matters. Mr. Simpson was also a member of the Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning and the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment.

Mr. Simpson is a lifelong resident of Hay River After graduating from Diamond Jenness Secondary School in 1998 Mr. Simpson went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts from MacEwan University and a law degree from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law.

Mr. Simpson has previously worked with the Government of Canada, Northern Transportation Company Ltd, Métis Nation Local 51, and Maskwa Engineering.

While at law school, Mr. Simpson was the President of the Aboriginal Law Students’ Association. He has also served on the board of the Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre in Hay River and volunteered with the Canada-Ghana Education Project.

Hay River North Electoral District

Committees

R.J. Simpson
Hay River North
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Email
Phone
867-767-9141
Extension
11120
Constituency Office

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

Phone
867-874-6301
Minister
Email
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Premier of the Northwest Territories, Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs, Minister of Justice, Government House Leader

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Minister. Do we have any more general comments? Seeing no general comments, what is the wish of the committee, Mr. Beaulieu?

Question 332-18(2): NWT Agricultural Strategy
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to talk about agriculture. I know it seems odd now there's snow on the ground, but we need to be ready for next spring. In the summer of 2015, the Government of the Northwest Territories underwent community consultations for the development of the NWT Agriculture Strategy. We're now in the fall of 2016, and so I would like to get an update from the Minister of ITI to see where that strategy is, to make sure that it's ready to be implemented for next spring? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Minister McLeod. I'd like to take a moment to thank everyone in the gallery for joining us for these proceedings. It's always nice to have an audience. Next on my list, I have Mr. Testart.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Next on my list, I have Mr. Vanthuyne.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Minister McLeod. I apologize. Minister?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 30)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 30)

I now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of Committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 30)

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. There's a motion to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable.

---Carried

I will stand and report progress.

Member’s Statement on Recognition of Hay River’s Filipino Community
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 30)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last month in my role as deputy speaker I had the honour and pleasure of hosting her Excellency Petronila Garcia, the Philippine Ambassador to Canada, as well as Consul General Neil Ferrer and his consular outreach team. We spoke on various topics, but primarily we discussed the Filipino Community in the Northwest Territories, and particularly in Hay River.

I was proud to be able to inform her Excellency of the countless positive contributions made by the Filipino Community in Hay River, and I believe she took pride in hearing about how strong and well...

Question 308-18(2): Safety Concerns in Long-Term Care Facilities
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 29)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This morning I spoke about an incident that occurred at the Woodland Manor in Hay River, and I have some questions for the Minister of Health and Social Services about that incident and, I guess, about violence at longterm care facilities in general. Has this incident spurred the department to look into how they can take safeguards to avoid these types of incidents in the future? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.