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

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, 3rd Session (day 43)

Thank you, committee. Please turn to page 22, water management and monitoring. There is an information item on page 23. Comments or questions? Seeing none, I will call the item. Environment and Natural Resources, water management and monitoring, infrastructure investments, $125,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 43)

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 43)

Thank you, committee. Committee, do you agree that we have concluded our consideration of the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, the Department of Lands, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 43)

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Do you have further comments, Mr. Testart?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 43)

Thank you, committee. Please turn to page 58, operations. There's an associated information item on page 59. I'll call the item. Lands, operations, infrastructure investments, $234,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 43)

Thank you, Minister. Next, I have Mr. McNeely.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 43)

Thank you, Minister. Committee, Department of Environment and Natural Resources begins on page 16 of the Capital Estimates. As always, we will defer departmental total until after consideration of the activity summaries, the first of which can be found on page 18, Environmental Protection and Waste Management. If committee has comments or questions about this item or the associated information item on the next page, now is the time to get those out. Seeing none, I will call this item. Environment and Natural Resources, Environmental Protection and Waste Management, infrastructure investments,...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 43)

Thank you. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 43)

Thank you. Nothing further from committee. I will call the activity. Municipal and Community Affairs, regional operations, infrastructure investments, $29 million. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 43)

Thank you, Ms. Green. Next, I have Mr. Vanthuyne.