Lesa Semmler

Member Inuvik Twin Lakes

Minister of Health and Social Services

Lesa Semmler currently serves as the Member representing Inuvik Twin Lakes in the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, having been re-elected to the position. Born in Yellowknife, NT, and raised in Inuvik, where she still resides, Ms. Semmler has deep roots in the Northwest Territories.

A Registered Nurse, Ms. Semmler graduated from the Aurora College Northern Nursing Program in 2000 and earned her Community Health Nurse Certification from the Canadian Nurses Association in 2008. With 15 years of frontline nursing experience at the Inuvik Regional Hospital, she focused on Acute Care, Homecare, and Public Health. Her career also included roles as the Manager of Acute Care Services and eventually the Regional Manager of Acute Care Services under the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority. Notably, she served as the Inuvialuit Health System Navigator at the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, assisting Inuvialuit Beneficiaries in navigating the healthcare system.

Beyond her healthcare career, Ms. Semmler has actively contributed to education and community service. She served on the Inuvik District Education Authority, assuming the role of Chair from 2015 to 2018, and chaired the Beaufort Delta Education Council. Ms. Semmler participated in various working groups at the territorial and national levels, including the Inuit Tuberculosis Elimination Board and the Inuit Midwifery Revitalization. Her commitment to social justice is evident in her voluntary work as a member of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls National Family Advisory Circle, where she worked to ensure northern voices were heard and represented. Lesa Semmler's life and career reflect her passion for healthcare, education, and advocating for the well-being of her community.

Inuvik Twin Lakes Electoral District

Committees

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box

1320

Phone

(867) 767-9143

Extension

12195

Constituency Office

198 Mackenzie Rd
Unit 123
Inuvik NT X0E 0T0
Canada

P.O. Box

3130

Constituency Phone

867-678-2429

Minister

Minister of Health and Social Services

Statements in Debates

Committee Motion 388-19(2): Committee Report 44-19(2): Special Committee on Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs Final Report: A Northwest Territories Approach to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Negotiating Agr

Debates of March 27, 2023 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 150)

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that

The office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly includes in all transitional and orientation material for all MLAs postelection, and

The office of the Secretary to Cabinet of the Government of the Northwest Territories includes, in postelection materials specific to Cabinet, an introduction to the history and role of each of the following:

NWT Council of Leaders;.

Modern treaty and selfgovernment partners forum;

Intergovernmental council and intergovernmental council secretariat;

The jurisdictions of public government exclusive and inclusive...

Committee Motion 381-19(2): Committee Report 40-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Bill 61: An Act to Amend the Ombud Act – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried

Debates of March 27, 2023 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 150)

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Committee Motion 383-19(2): Committee Report 43-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Bill 63: An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act – Indigenous Languages Legislative Changes, Carried

Debates of March 27, 2023 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 150)

Thank you. I will now turn to the deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations, the committee that reviewed the bill, for any opening comments on Bill 61. Member for Thebacha.

Debates of March 27, 2023 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 150)

Thank you. Minister.

Debates of March 27, 2023 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 150)

Thank you. Minister of Finance.

Committee Motion 385-19(2): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 881-19(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2022-2023, Carried

Debates of March 27, 2023 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 150)

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Committee Motion 385-19(2): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 881-19(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2022-2023, Carried

Debates of March 27, 2023 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 150)

Thank you. Member for Yellowknife North.

Committee Motion 385-19(2): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 881-19(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2022-2023, Carried

Debates of March 27, 2023 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 150)

Supplementary Estimates (Operation Expenditures), No. 3, 20222023, Department of Infrastructure, operation expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $852,000. Does committee agree?

Committee Motion 386-19(2): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 882-19(2): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2022-2023, Carried

Debates of March 27, 2023 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 150)

Please turn to page 7. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 20232024, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, capital investment expenditures, environmental protection and waste management not previously authorized, negative $80,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of March 27, 2023 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 150)

Committee, to the bill as a whole, does committee agree that Bill 63, An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act, is now ready for third reading?