R.J. Simpson

Member Hay River North

Premier
Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs
Minister of Justice
Government House Leader

R.J. Simpson was elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, representing the constituency of Hay River North. On December 7th, 2023, Mr. Simpson was elected Premier of the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Simpson was formerly acclaimed to the 19th Legislative Assembly and first elected into the 18th Assembly in 2015.

Mr. Simpson was Deputy Speaker of the 18th Assembly, Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations, and the Chair of the Special Committee on Transition Matters. Mr. Simpson was also a member of the Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning and the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment.

Mr. Simpson is a lifelong resident of Hay River After graduating from Diamond Jenness Secondary School in 1998 Mr. Simpson went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts from MacEwan University and a law degree from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law.

Mr. Simpson has previously worked with the Government of Canada, Northern Transportation Company Ltd, Métis Nation Local 51, and Maskwa Engineering.

While at law school, Mr. Simpson was the President of the Aboriginal Law Students’ Association. He has also served on the board of the Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre in Hay River and volunteered with the Canada-Ghana Education Project.

Hay River North Electoral District

Committees

Hay River North
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Email
Phone
867-767-9141
Extension
11120
Constituency Office

62, promenade Woodland, bureau 104
Hay River Nord NT X0E 1G1
Canada

Phone
867-874-6301
Minister
Email
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Premier of the Northwest Territories, Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs, Minister of Justice, Government House Leader

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 38)

Thank you, Minister. Welcome to the witnesses. We will begin with opening comments, general comments. Do we have any general comments on the operations expenditures, supplementary estimates? Seeing none, we will proceed to review the supplementary estimates by department. Can we please turn to page 4. Are there comments on page 4? Seeing no comments, I will call the page. Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2016-2017, Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, community health programs, not previously authorized, $285,000. Does committee agree?

Committee Motion 33-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 199-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2016-2017
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 38)

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister.

Committee Motion 34-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 198-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2016-2017
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 38)

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. So you're asking if the legal name of a community uses non-Roman orthography, will that non-Roman orthography appear on the birth certificate if that is the official legal name. Minister Abernethy, yes or no?

Committee Motion 33-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 199-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2016-2017
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 38)

Thank you, Minister. Sergeant-At-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, would you please again introduce your witnesses for the record?

Committee Motion 34-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 198-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2016-2017
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 38)

Question has been called. Motion is carried.

---Carried

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 38)

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Vital Statistics Act, Tabled Document 198-18(2) and Tabled Document 199-18(2). I would like to report that Bill 5 is ready for third reading, and that consideration of Tabled Documents 198-18(2) and 199-18(2) is concluded and that the House concur in those estimates and that appropriation bills to be based thereon be introduced without delay.

Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 38)

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Do you wish to bring any witnesses into the House?

Committee Motion 33-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 199-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2016-2017
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 38)

Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $2,219,000. Does committee agree?

Committee Motion 34-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 198-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2016-2017
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 38)

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Would the Minister clarify?

Committee Motion 33-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 199-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2016-2017
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 38)

I want to thank committee for their patience. We will now move on to Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2016-2017, Tabled Document 198-18(2). Does the Minister of Finance have any opening remarks?