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 6)

Thank you, Mr. Aumond. Mr. Thompson.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Thank you, Mr. McNeely. Mr. McLeod.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Mr. O'Reilly.

Committee Motion 27-18(2): Tabled Document 3-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2015-2016, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, total department, $3,611,000.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, administrative and support services, not previously authorized, $110,000.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Mr. Thompson.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 3-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2015-2016; and Tabled Document 4-18(2), Supplementary Estimates, (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016. I would like to report progress with two motions being adopted and that consideration of Tabled Documents 3-18(2) and 4-18(2) are concluded and that the House concur in those estimates, and that appropriation bills to be based thereon be introduced without delay. I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Minister McLeod.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

MR. O’REILLY: How much financial security is held under the surface lease, and what form is it held in? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 27-18(2): Tabled Document 3-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2015-2016, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Thank you, Minister McLeod. We will proceed to review the supplementary estimates by department. We'll start on page four, Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures. Sorry about that. Minister McLeod, would you please introduce your witnesses.