Shane Thompson

Member Nahendeh

Speaker

Shane Thompson was re-elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly after serving in the 18th and 19th Assemblies representing the constituency of Nahendeh. Mr. Thompson is the Honorable Speaker of the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.

Mr. Thompson was first elected to the 18th Assembly in November 2015 and served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development. Mr. Thompson was also a member of the Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning, the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures, and the Striking Committee.

Mr. Thompson was born on July 11, 1963, in Hay River. He has lived in Kugluktuk (Coppermine), Inuvik, Hay River, and in Edmonton, while at the University of Alberta. Fort Simpson has been his home since 1992.

Mr. Thompson previously served two terms (three years each) as an elected official with the Fort Simpson District Education Authority, spending the last four years as the chairperson. Over the past 35 years, he has served on various community and territorial boards.

Mr. Thompson was employed as the Senior Sport and Recreation Coordinator with Municipal and Community Affairs (GNWT) in the Deh Cho region before being elected as a Member.

Mr. Thompson completed the Community Recreation Leaders Program at Arctic College in 1989 and is currently working on a Masters Certificate on Evaluation at the University of Victoria and Carleton University. He also completed three years towards an Education degree at the University of Alberta.

Mr. Thompson is an active volunteer with Northern Youth Aboard, CBET and Fundamental Movement, and HIGH FIVE®. As well, he is a past member of the Sport North Federation Board, NWT Softball and of NWTRPA, and the past president of Seven Spruce Golf Course.

Mr. Thompson is the father of seven children - five daughters and two sons – and has nine grandchildren.

He has been a Justice of the Peace since 1991.

Nahendeh Electoral District

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Nahendeh

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Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
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Statements in Debates

Debates of February 22, 2018 , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 14)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Premier please confirm: is this the section where GSOs are in? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of February 22, 2018 , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 14)

Sorry. In regard to what Mr. Beaulieu was talking about, the department has a legal opinion from Justice on what is traditional usage and what is recreational, correct? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of February 22, 2018 , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 14)

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that answer. I guess we just need a little bit more clarification, then, because in the budgets, it said converting mature equity leases to fee simple title. Are we converting equity leases to fee simple title, or are we not? Are we saying we have to worry about land claims that are settled here and land claims that are not settled here, and it's only going to be this area here? This needs to be clarified, because what I understood the Finance Minister to say was mature equity leases to fee simple title. That, to me, means it is going from...

Debates of February 22, 2018 , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 14)

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that answer and being able to get that information out there. Will the Minister and the department be working with the five groups that actually access the lottery funds now and explain to them this is what the reality is going to happen in the future? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 145-18(3): Liquid Natural Gas Proposal

Debates of February 22, 2018 , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 14)

I thank the Minister, who kind of answered my third question, so I'll go back to my second question. Has the Minister talked to his staff about this proposal that, supposedly, some of the former Department of Public Works talked to these proponents of this proposal?

Debates of February 22, 2018 , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 14)

I wonder what caused management to lose $370,000. I shouldn't say "lost." We reallocated $370,000 between the Office of the Fire Marshal and the 911 program, to simply things. Is that correct, saying that?

Debates of February 22, 2018 , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 14)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have to praise the Department of Community and Municipal Affairs for the great job that they do. They do a lot of good work with volunteers, but this is a different sort of fund. So, again, like I said, I have to disagree with the Premier on this, but at this point in time I have no further questions in this matter. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of February 22, 2018 , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 14)

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that commitment. I wish we had done it the year before, and for the record, I didn't support the budget, and this is one of the reasons I didn't support it last time. Are we saying that, in next year's budget, the other $250,000 is going to be removed? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 145-18(3): Liquid Natural Gas Proposal

Debates of February 22, 2018 , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 14)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to follow up on my Member's statement today, and I have some questions for the Minister of Infrastructure. As part of the NWT climate change, have the various departments looked at potentially expanding the use of liquid natural gas, commonly known as LNG, outside the Inuvik source of NWT natural gas? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of February 22, 2018 , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 14)

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank Mr. Schauerte for that answer. If I wasn't confused before, I am getting there now. The senior policy position, is that in program management or the 911 program area? I guess that is the way to look at it first. Thank you, Mr. Chair.