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

Committees

Shane Thompson
Nahendeh
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Constituency Office

9706-100th Street
Fort Simpson NT X0E 0N0
Canada

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 59)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Going through this business plan, the social development committee and the Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning really appreciate the fact that the men's healing program is funded, but we are really trying to all stress the importance of the recommendation of a regional or modular delivery to extend the program outside of Yellowknife. It is the opportunity to help all residents of the Northwest Territories. I understand that the people who do the men's healing program may or may not get the contract as we move forward, but the biggest challenge is that, if we...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 59)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I spoke about Enbridge and the communication process, and so I am asking some questions of the Premier. Does the government have a protocol or a policy in place to communicate with Regular MLAs when it comes to challenges such as the pipeline shutdown and that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 59)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The SFCC in Hay River, is the remand part of the jail fit to house remand inmates? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 59)

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for his non-answer again. I love that. I mean, I'm sorry to say we'll have to agree to disagree on this. So it kind of falls in to the next step, is the cuts to these jobs that are community-based. So will the Minister explain how these cuts were identified?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 59)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This past summer a number of people noticed that there was erosion of the river bank and the ground slumping upstream at the Enbridge pipeline.

After hearing about this issue, the chief and council of the Liidlii Kue First Nations contacted Enbridge to inform them of the potential hazard.

Mr. Speaker, Enbridge is well prepared for these issues. It is my understanding that each September the company holds its annual emergency training exercise with local companies, Nogha Enterprises, Rowe's Construction and Great Slave Helicopters, and the local fire department, RCMP, and...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 59)

Thank you, Mr. Chair, yes. On page 261, we see a reduction in wilderness programming of $281,000. I was told that we transferred the money to community justice and policing under contract services on page 256, but it only comes out to $249,000. We are out $32,000. I am asking: where is this money? Where did it go? Did it go somewhere, transfer to another area? We are out $32,000. Unless my math is wrong, I don't know where it is. That is why I am asking the Minister where it went. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 59)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess we should be encouraging the people who live in Fort Resolution and the smaller communities to actually move to Yellowknife because my colleague beside me here only pays $2,000 for rent. I don't know what Hay River is, but I know in Fort Simpson I should be encouraging them to come to Fort Simpson because they only have to pay $1,400.

So again, will the Minister work with the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs to address this huge outrageous bill that these community get? You're talking, if it's 10 per cent, man, I would be paying $10,000 on my home or $20...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 59)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank her for providing the answer. However, I still don't understand this. We have $281,000 that got transferred over to community justice policing. There was $249,000, and there is still short $32,000. Where is that $32,000? Where did that get transferred to? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 59)

I thank the Minister for his answer. Evidence-based? I guess we live in two different worlds but, I mean, I greatly appreciate that.

So I guess my concern is my colleague was sitting here talking about a $4,000 lease in the community of Fort Resolution. Now, what logical world and evidence-based world would they come up with this kind of a lease and how does the department use that and work with Housing to get people to pay for the leases? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 59)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In regards to the wilderness programming, I notice a reduction of $281,000. Could the Minister explain what that reduction was. Thank you, Mr. Chair.