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, 3rd Session (day 59)

Thank you. Minister.

Question 594-18(3): Mental Health Services in Hay River
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 59)

I did not mean any offence, but when I bring these issues up, I know the Minister listens, I know the department listens, I know the authority listens, but I need to see some results. Otherwise, I have to make those kinds of statements. It's good to hear that some staffing is occurring. What are the challenges to staffing? Why did we get down to this skeleton crew? I know it's been going on a long time, so what are the challenges with staffing this office?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 59)

Thank you. Final brief word, Mr. O'Reilly?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 59)

Thank you. Mr. Vanthuyne.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 59)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Recognizing that you will be reporting progress in the next few minutes here, I will keep it brief. I am looking at the business plan under strategic infrastructure development. I couldn't quite hear the conversation that just went on about that. Everyone in this room speaks sort of quietly, and so I didn't quite catch everything, but in the business plan, it talks about dredging and it talks about improving the railhead up to Hay River.

Now, would anyone in this division be tasked with following up on those, hopefully, initiatives? I mean, those have appeared in the...

Member's Statement on Mental Health Services in Hay River
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 59)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in Hay River, there is an eight-month wait list to see a mental health counsellor. That is completely unacceptable. During my time as MLA, I have raised concerns about the availability and accessibility of mental health services in Hay River at every opportunity, but those concerns seem to be falling on deaf ears.

An eight-month-long wait list is ridiculous. It shouldn't be allowed to happen. The wait time to see a counsellor in Hay River is more than two-and-a-half times longer than in Yellowknife; it is eight times longer than in Behchoko; and it is 20 to...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 59)

Thank you. Anything further from Mr. O'Reilly?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 59)

Thank you. Mr. Vanthuyne.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 59)

Thank you. I am aware of that. I just wanted to clear it up in Hansard for anyone who is looking at the budget document and trying to follow that conversation. My questions are about, I guess, corporate management. There was talk in the questions from the Member for Yellowknife North about training opportunities and what the department is doing in terms of addressing this deficit, I guess, of skilled workers, such as a journeyman, that we have. I know there was talk about the Minister said we are looking at breaking up contracts, so that smaller organizations can perhaps get in on them...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 59)

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.