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

Committee Motion 168-18(3): Bill 37: An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act – Clause 6, Defeated
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 83)

Clause 9. Mr. O'Reilly.

Committee Motion 172-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 83)

Thank you. I will now turn to the chair of the committee that considered the bill for any opening comments he may have. Mr. Thompson.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 83)

If you have a motion to move, you can move the motion and the motion will be distributed after it is moved. Mr. O'Reilly.

Committee Motion 168-18(3): Bill 37: An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act – Clause 6, Defeated
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 83)

Thank you, committee. Please return to the bill number and title. Bill 37, An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 83)

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. I see a number of witness chairs, so I will invite the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort the witnesses into the Chamber. The Minister may take a seat at the witness table. Would the Minister please introduce the witnesses for the record.

Committee Motion 168-18(3): Bill 37: An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act – Clause 6, Defeated
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 83)

Thank you, committee. I will now call Committee of the Whole to order. The Member for Frame Lake has raised a point of privilege. It is my role to determine whether this raises issues of privilege.

At the heart of the Member's point of privilege is that bodies outside this House may be influencing the Minister and Cabinet's consideration of his motion to amend a clause of Bill 37, and that this interferes with his privilege and prevents him from making changes to the bill.

First, the Member's point of privilege is premature. The Member moved a motion, and the question on that motion has not been...

Committee Motion 172-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 83)

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed?

---Carried

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Committee Report 24-18(3)?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 83)

Thank you. Clause 5?

Committee Motion 168-18(3): Bill 37: An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act – Clause 6, Defeated
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 83)

Thank you. Dr. McEachern.

Committee Motion 167-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Review of Bill 36: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Resources Act and Bill 37: An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act – Government Response to
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 82)

Thank you. Mr. Testart.