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
Email
Courriel
Phone
867-767-9141
Extension
11120
Bureau de circonscription

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

Phone
867-874-6301
Ministre
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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 , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

We are back to order. We’ve agreed to consider Tabled Document 50-18(2), Main Estimates, 2016-2017 and we’ve agreed to begin consideration of NWT Housing Corporation. I’ll turn to the Minister responsible for the department for opening comments, Minister Cochrane.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Minister. Are there further comments or questions on this page? Mr. O’Reilly.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Minister. Mr. O’Reilly is waving me off. Mr. McNeely, you were on my list earlier. Would you like to make any comments or questions?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to go back to the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority. You said since 2005 it’s been costing about a million a year, some years a million and a half to top up the pension fund? We’re looking at already about $11 million. I understand to bring them into the single authority 15 years ago would have cost maybe a couple million. Now, I have heard estimates, $20 million, $30 million. Does the department have a plan to actually bring the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority under the single umbrella and when do they foresee that happening and...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Does committee agree?

Question 213-18(2): GNWT Summer Student Employment Program
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know I’ve brought this up a couple of times, and it’s because people in town bring it up to me; they want their children to get these jobs and stay in the North and be encouraged to come back to the North. It’s something that I’ll be bringing up again and I’ll be looking forward to working with I guess the Ministers of all the departments, since they’re responsible for the hiring, to try and up those numbers in Hay River. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 213-18(2): GNWT Summer Student Employment Program
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

The Minister’s been doing a great job of keeping us updated, weekly updates as to how many summer students have been hired, where they’ve been hired. I know that there was an article on CBC the other day that said his department does encourage other departments to hire summer students, and they try to encourage departments to exceed last year’s hiring. I was wondering with these stats and with this encouragement that they give, do they do anything with those statistics? Do they look at areas there there’s deficiencies in places like Hay River where we have a low percentage of hires? Do they...

Member’s Statement on Grand Opening of the Hay River Regional Health Centre
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

In addition to attending the opening, the Ministers who attended made a point of touring other facilities in Hay River and I want to thank them for showing interest in that as well. It was great to hear from Mr. Nadli and Chief Fabien. They spoke about their regions and their communities’ ties to Hay River. It was a great reminder that even though we’re spread far and wide in this territory, we’re all neighbours. As Chief Fabien said, “We’re all relatives sharing this land. “It was also great to hear that there has already been three babies born in the new health centre. We’ve entered into a...