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, 3rd Session (day 42)

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister.

Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 42)

Thank you, committee. Please turn to page 5. Department of Finance. Seeing no comments or questions, I will call this item. Mr. O'Reilly.

Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 42)

Justice, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $211,000. Does committee agree?

Member's Statement on Addressing the Crisis of Family Violence
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 42)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, October 21st to 27th is Family Violence Awareness Week. The focus of this week is to bring awareness to the crisis of family violence in the Northwest Territories, and, to that end, I thank all of my colleagues on both sides of the floor who have spoken about this issue.

I also have to commend the members of the public who are speaking out about their experiences with family violence. I can't imagine it is easy to do so, and I thank them because I know that their words can help others in similar situations.

Early today, I read a post on Facebook from a...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 42)

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister.

Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 42)

Thank you, Mr. Testart. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 42)

Thank you for that question. Ms. Green, could you please hold on to that? We need to take about a five-minute recess.

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Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 42)

Thank you. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 42)

Industry, Tourism and Investment, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, negative $642,000. Does committee agree?

Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 42)

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Executive and Indigenous Affairs, operations expenditures, Indigenous and intergovernmental affairs, not previously authorized, $50,000. Does committee agree?