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 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)

Committee, we will now turn to page 4. Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 20222023, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, operations expenditures, corporate management, not previously authorized, $75,000. Does committee agree?

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 Health and Social Services, operation expenditures, longterm and continuing care services, not previously authorized, $3,428,000. Does committee agree?

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. Supplementary Estimates (Operation Expenditures), No. 3, 20222023, Department of Lands, operations expenditures, operations not previously authorized, negative $205,000. 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)

Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

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, committee. Do you agree that you've concluded consideration of Committee Report 4319(2)?

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

Thank you. Are there any other general comments? Seeing no further general comments, we will review the supplementary estimates by department.

Does committee agree to proceed to the detail contained in the tabled document?

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

Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 20222023, Department of Finance, infrastructure expenditures, management board secretariat, not previously authorized, $27,750,000. I'm going to ask Members if they are in favour or agree to please raise your hand so I can...

So since I called the vote, can you all those in favour, excluding the Minister who wasn't in her seat when I called it, all in favour, please raise your hand. Or that's agreed with this.

Nine. So that's eight. All those opposed? Three, six, seven. Okay. This is carried.

Carried

We will now take a...

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)

Question has been called. All those in favour? Can you raise your hands? All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried. Tabled Document 88119(2) will be reported as ready for consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill.

Carried

Thank you, Minister. Committee, we've agreed to consider Tabled Document 88219(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operation Expenditures), No. 3, 20222023. Does the Minister of Finance have opening remarks?

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)

Please turn to page 7. Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 20222023, Department of Finance, operations expenditures, directorate, not previously authorized, $681,000. Does committee agree?

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 Industry, Tourism and Investment, operation expenditures, mineral and petroleum resources, not previously authorized, $361,000. Does committee agree?