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, 2nd Session (day 64)

Thank you. Transportation, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $2,620,000. Does committee agree?

Committee Motion 77-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 315-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 3, 2016-2017, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 64)

Thank you, committee. Transportation, operations expenditures, highways, not previously authorized, $140,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 64)

Thank you, Minister. Committee, I'll give you a moment to find your copies of the supplementary estimates. Do we have general comments on the supplementary estimates? Seeing none, we will begin considering the document. It begins on page 6. Committee, just to make sure everyone has their documents. Does committee agree that we begin considering the detail on page 6?

Committee Motion 77-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 315-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 3, 2016-2017, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 64)

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Testart.

Committee Motion 78-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 316-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2016- 2017, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 64)

Thank you, committee. Page 11, Infrastructure. Comments or questions? Seeing none, I will call the page. Infrastructure, capital investment expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $94,201,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 63)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Do you have witnesses you would like to bring into the Chamber? Thank you. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Mr. Speaker, if would you please introduce your witnesses to the committee.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 63)

Thank you. We will proceed to the Department of Lands on page 285. However, we will begin with the operations activity on page 299, which I will call. Department of Lands, operations, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $9,995,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 63)

Thank you, committee. We will now proceed to the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment beginning of page 189. However, we will begin with the economic diversification and business support activity. Please turn to page 201. I will call the activity. Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, economic diversification and business support, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $17,984,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 63)

Thank you. We will now proceed to the Department of Finance beginning on page 123. However, we will begin with the activity of directorate on page 132. I will call this activity. Department of Finance, directorate, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $84,047,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 63)

Thank you, committee. We will consider the document after a recess.

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