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 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, Minister. Welcome to the witnesses.

I will open the floor to general comments. Anything from committee? Seeing nothing, we will proceed to a clause-by-clause review of the bill, deferring the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. Committee, please turn to page 1 of the bill. I will call out each clause individually. Clause 1.

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, Minister Sebert. I will turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development, the committee that considered the bill, for opening comments. Mr. Thompson.

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, Mr. Testart. There is a motion to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour. All those opposed. The motion is carried.

---Carried

I will rise and report progress.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, committee. Thank you to the Minister and to your witnesses. Minister, you may take your seat. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Thank you, committee. Sorry for the delays. It is our first day back in committee, so we are just ironing out the kinks. Committee, we have next agreed to consider Bill 14, the Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018. I will turn to the Minister responsible to introduce the bill. Minister Sebert.

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister, do you have witnesses you wish to bring into the Chamber?

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, committee. Bill 14 is now ready for third reading. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 14?

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you. Bill 17 is now ready for third reading. Does committee agree this concludes our consideration of Bill 17?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Sorry, committee. Let's do this right, here. Does committee agree that Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Securities Act, is now ready for third reading?

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, committee. Thank you to the Minister and your witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Committee, we have agreed to next consider Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act. I will call on the Minister responsible for the bill to introduce it. Minister Cochrane.

Committee Motion 74-18(3): Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 – Addition of Clause 15(1) following Clause 15, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Clauses 21 to 23. Does committee agree?