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

Committees

Board of Management
Nahendeh
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Email
Phone
867-767-9141
Extension
11128
Constituency Office

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

Phone
867-695-3780

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the Minister for that answer. I’m looking forward to seeing this opportunity to help these communities, hopefully so we don’t have to do co-management in the future. I thank you. That’s no more further questions.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister tell us if all are any vacancies presently with the hundred positions? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister clarify, is that money for the development of the courses, or is this money to allow the communities to access the training? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the Minister for his answer. Can the Minister tell us when these resources are going to be available and the training can be out there to help these band communities? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. No further questions on this page.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for his response. If it is a liability issue of proper training, are we able to work with the municipalities, especially the ones that are on the roads, and maybe find a couple projects, pilot projects, and work with them to get them trained properly so that they can address the two big issues of liability issues and proper training, because, instead of reducing the money right now? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is the department looking at potentially… It’s 10 years old. Are we looking at this report and maybe updating it to make it more current? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. One quick question to the Minister. Is this the legislative change that we are required to do to make it more relevant to where we are today? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just in regards to following up with Mr. Nadli’s questions, I guess there was a struggle I’m trying to understand. There’s who owns or who is responsible for what. So ground transportation and highway rescue is MACA’s responsibility, DPW’s responsibility, or Department of Transportation’s responsibility, or Health and Social Services’ responsibility? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This page here has medical travel, and we talked about some of the challenges we faced through medical travel with Health and Social Services. Can the Minister commit to looking at how we can ensure that, when people are on duty travel and appointments are there, they don’t have to come back, so that we can try to save some money and that? Thank you, Mr. Chair.