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
Email
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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 16)

Thank you, Ms. Craig. Mr. Thompson.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Minister Moses. I'm looking at the Canada-NWT Cooperation Agreement for French and Aboriginal Languages as well as the line item below that “Agreement for Minority Language Education and Second Language Instruction in French.” I was wondering if that was funding for the French schools in Hay River and Yellowknife, and if so, what the breakdown is on each government's contribution. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Minister Moses. We will now proceed to consider the detail for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. I will defer the departmental summary and review the estimates by activity summary. There's that org chart on the first two pages. Do the Members have any comments or questions about the org charts? No comments, questions. On the third page we have graphs. Are there any comments or questions about the graphs? No comments. We can move on to page 50, revenue summary. This is an information item. Are there any questions on this page, questions or comments?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Would you like to bring witnesses into the Chamber?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

We will re-adjourn after a short break.

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Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

I now call Committee of the Whole to order. Mr. Beaulieu, what is the wish of committee?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Nothing further right now, and just so the other departments are aware, I will be asking this of most of them, so thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. One thing I have heard from some of my constituents is that they find ECE to be a topheavy department, and I was wondering, when you're looking at these reduction exercises, how exactly are they done? Who is it that decides what gets cut, who gets cut? Is it upper management looking down into the department? Because I know that universally accepted best practices for internal audits are you get someone from the outside or you get someone on the inside who is independent, who can talk to anyone, who can report to anyone. Is this someone from the outside looking in the way...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's a Canada-NWT cooperation agreement, so is there money coming from both governments that goes into that pot, or is that just the federal contribution? Is that just the territorial contribution?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just see there's a Canada-NWT cooperation agreement. I see there's some numbers there and I was wondering: is that for the funding for the French first-language schools?