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. Clauses 11 through 15.

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

Thank you, committee. Clauses 1 through 5.

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. To the bill as a whole.

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

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Does committee agree?

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. I will open the floor to general comments. General comments on Bill 14? Seeing none, we will proceed to a clause-by-clause review, deferring the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. Once again, we will consider the clauses in groups. I will call out the clause. If committee agrees to the clause, please respond accordingly.

Committee, please turn to page 1 of the bill. Clauses 1 through 5.

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

Thank you, Minister. Welcome to the witness. I will open the floor to general comments on Bill 14. General comments? Seeing none, committee, do you agree that we move to the clause-by-clause review of the bill?

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. Clause 2.

Member's Statement on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 37)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in 2015 this House passed a motion introduced by the former MLA for Hay River South to formally observe today, October 15th, as an annual special day of awareness and remembrance for pregnancy and infant loss in the Northwest Territories. In doing so, the NWT joined a number of other jurisdictions in Canada and around the world which use today to recognize and raise awareness of the prominence of pregnancy loss and infant death, with an aim to support women and families who experience such losses and to remember the children who have passed.

Sometimes, Mr...

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, would you like to bring witnesses into the Chamber?

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

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Securities Act, Bill 14, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018, Bill 15, Document Formalization, Service and Notice Reform Statute Law Amendment Act, Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act, and Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act. I would like to report progress with one motion carried, and that Bills 13, 15, 16, and 17 are ready for third reading, and that Bill 14 is ready for third reading as amended. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be...