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 18)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I see that human resources has a $6 million budget in here and so in the meantime, before Hay River is brought into the territorial authority, the responsibility of human resources includes forecasting human resource needs, design, delivery, and evaluation of programs to support recruitment retention specifically related to health and social service professionals. These are all very important things and it doesn't seem like Hay River is getting access to the $6 million or what's coming of it that we're approving in this budget. That's one of the issues is that we don't...

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

Thank you, Minister. The Minister advises that that is found in the community social programs section. Do you have further comments to this activity, Mr. Thompson?

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

Thank you. Mr. Nakimayak.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 17)

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 17)

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

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 17)

Thank you. Minister.

Member's Statement on The Future of Hay River
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 17)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't mean to brag, but the future is bright, and the potential is enormous for the hub of the North. What am I talking about? Just look at some of the investments being made in and around Hay River. Last week, Osisko Metals completed its acquisition of Pine Point Mining. When you consider the strong outlook for zinc, the quality of the deposits, and the fact that Osisko has the expertise, the determination, and most importantly the financial backing to put Pine Point back into production, I expect this mine to become operational in the coming years. That...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 17)

Thank you. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 17)

Thank you. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 17)

Thank you. Minister.