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
Email
Premier of the Northwest Territories, Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs, Minister of Justice, Government House Leader

Statements in Debates

Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 64)

Thank you. Ms. Haener.

Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 64)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I've received phone calls from people at the NWTTA, so I know they have access to phones. I don't know how much more timely it can be than picking up a phone and calling somebody and talking to them. I'm confused about that. It sounds again like the union is doing administrative work that the ECE should be doing. Why is the union getting involved with teacher qualifications? They're the union. They're there to protect employees, and this position is about teachers' qualifications. That's an employer responsibility. These are very thin excuses, Mr. Chair, and I'm not...

Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 64)

Thank you, committee. Please turn to activity 4, income security. Ms. Green.

Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 64)

Thank you. Mr. Thompson.

Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 64)

Thank you. Mr. McNeely.

Question 643-18(3): Maintaining Roadside Rest Areas
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 64)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not particularly like Facebook. There is too much gossip and negativity on there for my liking, but I check it so that I can keep abreast of what is going on around town and in the Northwest Territories. However, Mr. Speaker, after this week, I might have to swear off Facebook for good. When I opened it up the other day, the first thing in my feed was a picture of the inside of the outhouse at the GNWT-owned north-of-60 visitors centre. It was not pretty, and I will spare everyone the gruesome details.

This has come up before. I have seen articles in the News/North...

Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 64)

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 64)

Thank you. Minister.

Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 64)

Thank you. Next, I have Mr. Thompson.

Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 64)

Thank you. Education, Culture and Employment, income security, operations expenditure summary, total activity, $51,843,000. Does committee agree?