Shane Thompson

Member Nahendeh

Speaker

Shane Thompson was re-elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly after serving in the 18th and 19th Assemblies representing the constituency of Nahendeh. Mr. Thompson is the Honorable Speaker of the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.

Mr. Thompson was first elected to the 18th Assembly in November 2015 and served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development. Mr. Thompson was also a member of the Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning, the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures, and the Striking Committee.

Mr. Thompson was born on July 11, 1963, in Hay River. He has lived in Kugluktuk (Coppermine), Inuvik, Hay River, and in Edmonton, while at the University of Alberta. Fort Simpson has been his home since 1992.

Mr. Thompson previously served two terms (three years each) as an elected official with the Fort Simpson District Education Authority, spending the last four years as the chairperson. Over the past 35 years, he has served on various community and territorial boards.

Mr. Thompson was employed as the Senior Sport and Recreation Coordinator with Municipal and Community Affairs (GNWT) in the Deh Cho region before being elected as a Member.

Mr. Thompson completed the Community Recreation Leaders Program at Arctic College in 1989 and is currently working on a Masters Certificate on Evaluation at the University of Victoria and Carleton University. He also completed three years towards an Education degree at the University of Alberta.

Mr. Thompson is an active volunteer with Northern Youth Aboard, CBET and Fundamental Movement, and HIGH FIVE®. As well, he is a past member of the Sport North Federation Board, NWT Softball and of NWTRPA, and the past president of Seven Spruce Golf Course.

Mr. Thompson is the father of seven children - five daughters and two sons – and has nine grandchildren.

He has been a Justice of the Peace since 1991.

Nahendeh Electoral District

Committees

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Nahendeh

Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
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1320

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12005

Constituency Office

9706-100th Street
Fort Simpson NT X0E 0N0
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Statements in Debates

Debates of March 07, 2022 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 103)

Yes.

Debates of March 07, 2022 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 103)

For that detail, I'll turn to the deputy minister. Thank you.

Debates of March 07, 2022 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 103)

I don't want to give the wrong answers so I'm going to turn to the deputy minister. I think I know what the answer is, and I think it starts with Y, but I'm going to turn to the deputy minister for clarity on that. Thank you.

Debates of March 07, 2022 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 103)

Yeah, I thank the Member for that. And yeah, when I was at COP, we had those conversations with our counterparts, the provincial counterparts. It's been in conversations we've had on PTFs. We've been making having those conversations and we've been very clear that these are we're living it and this is how we need help. And to BC and Ontario's credit, both Ministers were very receptive of that. Thank you.

Debates of March 07, 2022 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 103)

So these pots of monies were developed for specific projects and that. But we can go look back at this but right now, we have earmarked for certain projects that under each title. But we can go back and look at this. Thank you.

Question 946-19(2): Strategic Oil and Gas Liabilities

Debates of February 28, 2022 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The security for the land use permit and water licence is at $2.9 million. In addition, OROGO holds an additional $1 million as proof of financial responsibility. The financial securities that have been converted to cash are being held in trust accounts. To date, the receiver's costs have been approximately $3.0 million which has been funded fully by the Department of Lands. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 946-19(2): Strategic Oil and Gas Liabilities

Debates of February 28, 2022 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the receiver is working through the results of this sale process. There is one bid for a portion of the site. The department is reviewing the bid and will provide comments back to the receiver. However, it is in the hands of the court and the receivership process. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 949-19(2): Municipal Funding Gap

Debates of February 28, 2022 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the department is working to update the funding policies in this fiscal year, 20222023. We were actually going to do 20232024. And we will review the data from the 2014 funding review as part of that process.

Question 949-19(2): Municipal Funding Gap

Debates of February 28, 2022 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it would be a process, and we are working on that. So whatever information we have we can share it with the committee. We could also table it moving forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 946-19(2): Strategic Oil and Gas Liabilities

Debates of February 28, 2022 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there has been some very high level work completed around estimates for the cost of reclamation. However, due to the lack of information about the conditions of the wells and the site infrastructure, it is not possible to accurately establish the cost at this time. One of the next steps, once the sale proceeds is complete, will be to better understand the conditions of the ground, its strategic, and complete work so the government can actually estimate the cost to fix this issue. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.