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

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. Infrastructure, operations expenditure, total department, not previously authorized, $2 million. Does committee agree?

Question 695-18(2): Foundational Review of Aurora College
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 64)

I would just like to know: what is this review going to be looking at? Is this going to be looking at the way the programs are running, looking at if these are the programs we actually want and need, or is it also going to encompass the functioning of the administration when it comes to the campus itself, travel, and all those sorts of details?

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

Thank you, committee. Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, negative $289,000. 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. Industry, Tourism and Investment, operations expenditures, tourism and parks, not previously authorized, $171,000. Does committee agree?

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. Transportation, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, negative $79,694,000. Does committee agree?

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

Thank you, committee. We will now return to the departmental total on page 311. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, total department, $106 million. I apologize. I will start over. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, total department, $106,760,000. Does committee agree?

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

Thank you, committee. If you will turn back to page 5, the departmental total. The Legislative Assembly, total department, $19,336,000. Does committee agree?

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

All those opposed, please stand.

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

Thank you, committee. We will proceed the Department of Infrastructure. The department beginning on page 217. However, we will begin with corporate management on page 229. I will call this activity. Department of Infrastructure, corporate management, operations expenditure summary, total activity, $10,023,000. Does committee agree?

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

Thank you, committee. We will now proceed to the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. The department begins on page 307. We will begin with the regional operations activity on page 330. I will call this activity. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, regional operations, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $86,755,000. Does committee agree?