R.J. Simpson

Circonscription électorale de Hay River Nord

R.J. Simpson a été élu à la 20e Assemblée, représentant la circonscription de Hay River Nord. Le 7 décembre 2023, M. Simpson a été élu premier ministre de la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest.

M. Simpson a été élu par acclamation à la 19e Assemblée législative et élu pour la première fois à la 18e Assemblée en 2015.

M. Simpson a été élu pour la première fois à la 18e Assemblée législative en 2015. M. Simpson a été président adjoint de la 18e Assemblée législative, vice-président du Comité permanent des opérations gouvernementales et président du Comité spécial sur les questions de transition. M. Simpson a également siégé au Comité permanent des priorités et de la planification, de même qu’au Comité permanent du développement économique et de l’environnement.

M. Simpson a habité à Hay River toute sa vie. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme d’études secondaires à l’école secondaire Diamond Jenness en 1998, il a décroché un baccalauréat ès arts à l’Université MacEwan et un diplôme en droit à la faculté de droit de l’Université de l’Alberta.

M. Simpson a précédemment travaillé pour le gouvernement du Canada, la Northern Transportation Company limitée, la section locale no 51 des Métis, et Maskwa Engineering.

Pendant ses études en droit, M. Simpson a été président de l’association des étudiants en droit autochtones. Il a également siégé au conseil d’administration du Centre d’amitié Soaring Eagle, à Hay River, et donne de son temps au projet d’éducation Canada-Ghana.

Committees

Hay River Nord
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Boîte
1320
Extension
11120
Bureau de circonscription

62, promenade Woodland, bureau 104
Hay River Nord NT X0E 1G1
Canada

Phone
Ministre
Premier ministre des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Ministère de l’Exécutif et des Affaires autochtones, Ministre de la Justice

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 101)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Perhaps Mr. Bancroft can speak to some of the technical aspects of the review. Thank you.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 101)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't have the data at my fingertips. I'd be happy to get back to the Member with that information. Thank you.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 101)

Thank you, Madam Chair. And there is some flexibility already built into the program but like I said, there's students every year who start attending postsecondary and for one reason or another, it doesn't work out; it's not for them. Perhaps it's mental health issues. Perhaps it's, you know, family tragedies. There's a number of reasons why students don't make it through a school year. And we don't have exceptions in, you know, the majority of cases although there are some exceptions. And this is, you know, in the we don't want to start making exceptions for students who, I guess, knew that...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 101)

Thank you. So the advisory boards that the Member is speaking about, they were they came into existence, I believe October 1st under the new when the new Corrections Act came into force.

We advertised for applicants. We received, unfortunately, very few, and so we extended the application period and we enlisted the MLAs to try and to help us get the word out and, you know, talk to interested people. I can ask the deputy minister for some information on where we are with that and potentially any costs associated. Thank you.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 101)

Few minutes I guess I move that the chair rise and report progress, and I'll answer the question tomorrow. Thank you.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 101)

Thank you. With the current education advisers that are quite recent positions at ECE, they have been communicating this type of information with schools. We have some people on that team that have trades experience, and they've really been champions of this.

We now have I believe nine positions, and the majority have been moved out into the regions. Their work has been hindered by COVID and the inability to really, you know, meet facetoface with a lot of students. But there is definitely a push to get exactly this type of information and tradesrelated information out to students so that as...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 101)

Thank you. No, but there we do have the wellness court and the domestic violence treatment options court. So there are some other options. But no, we don't have a super committee in mind for community justice committees. Thank you.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 101)

Thank you. So the main estimates say these are the highlights, and I guess it wasn't determined that this was a highlight of the budget. But I've stated, I don't know how many times now, that there was a reduction to the budget of OROGO, and I apologize for not stating that in the in my opening remarks. But I've stated it numerous times now. Thank you.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 101)

Thank you, Madam Chair. And for the record, it's been Mr. Michael Saturnino who's been here, and I'd like to switch him out for Mr. Sam Shannon. Thank you.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 101)

Thank you. Yes, I can get that for the Member momentarily here.

So in NSCC, there are 53. SMCC, nine. FSCC female, four. And FSCC male, there are eight. Thank you.