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 21)

Thank you. Anything further, Mr. Thompson?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Cochrane.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Minister. Ms. Green.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Beaulieu.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. McNeely. Would the Minister like to respond to his comment?

Member’s Statement on Grand Opening of the Hay River Regional Health Centre
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

In addition to attending the opening, the Ministers who attended made a point of touring other facilities in Hay River and I want to thank them for showing interest in that as well. It was great to hear from Mr. Nadli and Chief Fabien. They spoke about their regions and their communities’ ties to Hay River. It was a great reminder that even though we’re spread far and wide in this territory, we’re all neighbours. As Chief Fabien said, “We’re all relatives sharing this land. “It was also great to hear that there has already been three babies born in the new health centre. We’ve entered into a...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Thank you. I will leave that regional issue alone. I guess it’s kind of a territorial issue when you’re talking about tens of millions of dollars. I just wanted to discuss the Human Tissue Donation Act. I think this would be the section. It was passed in the last Assembly. It came into force last June, I believe, and the latest information I found on it says that we have to wait until the organ donation registry is set up before people can register. I was wondering how far along that process is, if that’s going to happen in this budget year. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. When do you expect those negotiations to happen? When do you expect to actually get an exact cost? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

We’ll take a short break and resume with a discussion with Health and Social Services.

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