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, 3rd Session (day 19)

Thank you. I'll follow up with the Minister so I can get a little more information and let my constituents know what's going on with this issue and let them know that the Minister is actually looking into it. Thank you for the answers, and nothing further. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 19)

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 19)

Thank you. Anything further from committee? Mr. O'Reilly.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 19)

Thank you. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 19)

Thank you, Minister. Mr. O'Reilly.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 19)

Thank you, committee. Moving on to supplementary health programs, beginning on page 192. Comments or questions? Ms. Green.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 19)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I believe we're on page 195 here. Can I get some detail on the $300,000 or $400,000, yes, about $300,000 reduction for the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority and some clarification if it has anything to do with the position change that can be found on the next page, where I see decrease in two full-time positions and an increase in two part-time positions? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 28-18(3): Committee Report 5-18(3): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of Bill 1: Western Canada Lottery Act - Funding Policy for Disbursement of Lottery Funding, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 19)

Thank you, committee. That concludes our consideration of the report. Next, we have agreed to consider Bill 1: Western Canada Lottery Act. I will ask the Minister responsible to introduce the bill. Minister Cochrane.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 19)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I see that there's a significant increase in therapeutic services. I wonder if that is going to have an effect on the audiologists and their travel schedule to Hay River. I probably, almost as much as any other issue I hear from seniors, is it's about the audiologists and the frequency of the visits. I believe it's every six months or thereabouts that the audiologists travel to Hay River.

What that means is that, in that interim, often people have issues with their hearing aids and they have no one to help them resolve those issues. Often, these hearing aids just go to the...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 19)

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.