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

Committee Motion 88-18(2): Committee Report 8-18(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Annual Reports of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Response to Report within 120 Days, Ca
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 65)

I will now rise and report progress.

Question 710-18(2): Yellowknife Airport Terminal Hours of Operation
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 65)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Transportation this time. In the January 9th issue of the Hay River Hub, there was a story about Hay River resident Wayne Bennett. He and his wife, Lenie, landed in the Yellowknife airport in the early morning hours on December 28th. They had planned to stay at the airport for the four hours until their flight left for Hay River. However, apparently the airport closes after the last flight of the night and re-opens two hours before the first flight departs. Mr. Bennett called around, but there were no hotel rooms available, which...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 65)

Thank you, Minister. Nothing from Ms. Green. Seeing nothing further from committee, I will call this page. Infrastructure, operations expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $16,431,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 65)

Thank you. Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $669,000. Does committee agree?

Committee Motion 88-18(2): Committee Report 8-18(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Annual Reports of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Response to Report within 120 Days, Ca
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 65)

Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of the report. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Testart.

Question 704-18(2): Commitment to the Manufacturing Industry
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 65)

We have to follow traditional set-in-stone government policy. I thought this was a changed government. Mr. Speaker, I can help with this strategy. I have ideas. I know the issues. I wish the Minister would just work with us. You know, take some pressure off his department. I’m sure they have a lot to do. That’s something I’ll follow up on. Another big issue has been these giant projects, you know, hundreds of millions of dollars, P3 projects where a company from the South would get it and the money just flows out of the territory. I’d like to ask will the Minister commit to working with...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 65)

Thank you, Minister. Ms. Green.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 65)

Thank you, Minister. Mr. O'Reilly.

Committee Motion 87-18(2): Committee Report 8-18(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Annual Reports of the Information and Privacy Commissioner - Legal Opinion on Information System Refe
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 65)

Thank you, Mr. Testart. There is a motion in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed?

---Carried

Thank you. Mr. Testart.

Question 704-18(2): Commitment to the Manufacturing Industry
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 65)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, earlier I spoke about manufacturing in the Northwest Territories. I mentioned that there were barriers to growth that needed to be addressed. They were too numerous to mention in detail in my Member’s statement, and too numerous to mention now. They include things outside the government’s control, but there are also bureaucratic issues that the government has the power to address. That is one reason that this manufacturing strategy is so important, and I have learned that when the government announces the development of a strategy, there is no point in...