Shane Thompson

Member du Nahendeh

Circonscription électorale de Nahendeh

Shane Thompson a été réélu à la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest après avoir siégé aux 18e et 19e Assemblées, représentant la circonscription de Nahendeh. M. Thompson est l'honorable président de la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest.

M. Thompson a été élu pour la première fois à la 18e Assemblée en novembre 2015 et a présidé le Comité permanent des affaires sociales. Il a également fait partie du Comité permanent des priorités et de la planification, du Comité permanent des règles et des procédures et du Comité de sélection.

M. Thompson est né le 11 juillet 1963 à Hay River. Après avoir vécu à Kugluktuk (Coppermine), à Inuvik, à Hay River et à Edmonton (au cours de ses études à l’Université de l’Alberta), il s’est établi à Fort Simpson en 1992.

M. Thompson a précédemment été, pendant deux mandats de trois ans chacun, administrateur élu au sein de l’Administration scolaire de district de Fort Simpson, exerçant le rôle de président durant les quatre dernières années. Au cours des 35 dernières années, il a siégé à divers conseils communautaires et territoriaux.

Avant d’être élu député, M. Thompson travaillait comme coordonnateur principal des sports et des loisirs au ministère des Affaires municipales et communautaires du gouvernement des TNO, dans la région du Dehcho.

M. Thompson a été diplômé du programme de leaders en loisirs communautaires du Collège de l’Arctique en 1989, et il suit actuellement un programme de certificat de maîtrise en évaluation à l’Université de Victoria et à l’Université Carleton. Il a également fait trois ans d’études pour obtenir un diplôme en éducation à l’Université de l’Alberta.

M. Thompson est un bénévole actif pour Northern Youth Abroad, la CBET et Fundamental Movement, ainsi que HIGH FIVEMD. De même, il a été membre du conseil d’administration de la Fédération sportive du Nord, de l’Association de balle molle des TNO et de l’Association des parcs et des loisirs des TNO, ainsi que président du terrain de golf Seven Spruce.

M. Thompson est père de sept enfants – cinq filles et deux fils – et a neuf petits-enfants.

Il est juge de paix depuis 1991.

Committees

Bureau de régie
Nahendeh
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
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1320
Email
Courriel
Phone
867-767-9141
Extension
11128
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9706-100th Street
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Phone
867-695-3780

Déclarations dans les débats

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

So we don't have that detail. I'll have to get back to committee. Thank you.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

So for that detail, I'll just turn to the deputy minister. Thank you.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

For that type of detail, I'll turn to the deputy minister. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

Okay, so the amount we're giving the communities, yes. The community plans, no. Those plans belong to the communities. Thank you.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

The same thing with YK North, we'll give you the information. We'll provide that information to you. You will have it. And it can be made public. As I told the Member previously, yes, there's aging infrastructure. Municipal governments makes decisions on their capital plan. They make decisions, and we support their decisions on how we do it. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

For that detail, I'll turn to the deputy minister.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

So we've identified $175 million for the recovery. Part of that is with mitigation. We're also working with the federal government to see what they are able to provide us, and we're also working with other funding sources or trying to find other sources to address this. So as I said on the floor today, we're working with the federal government, we're working with the town, we're working with the K'atlodeeche First Nations. So we're working together with them. But we also have to work with the federal government to be able to provide funding to us towards that. So the mitigation, again, the...

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

Yes.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

Thank you. As I said before, we're working with NWTAC and working with the municipalities, we're fixing the policies. And as we moved forward, we're also reaching out to the federal government. So we got a number of prongs moving forward to address this. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Question 1201-19(2): Lessons Learned from Recent Flooding
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

Thank you. I know the first part. No, we're not putting just downloading on to the town or the K'atlodeeche First Nation. We're working together collaboratively to do this. As per the part of the question in regards to the public information component, yes, that's part of the plan. That's part of the strategies that we're working on. We're making sure that this information is public and we're making sure residents here in the town, in this area are able to provide this information moving forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.