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

Member’s Statement 1229-19(2): Eulogy for Pauline Bertrand
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 126)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Pauline Ekotlah Bertrand was born in Snake River, BC, on May 2nd, 1933. Her Dene name was GoYah, little sister. Unfortunately this is where her and her little brother Sam had lost their parents at a very young age. Not long afterwards, their grandmother Margaret took them home to Pretty Hill, which is known as La Jolie Butte, to live. From there she was taught how to hunt, fish, trap to which she passed on these teachings to her children. As a young lady, she married her husband Francis Bertrand, and they settled down and made their home in Pretty Hill...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 126)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to go back to recognition of seek unanimous consent to go to number 5 on the agenda. Thank you.

Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize former chief Gladys Norwegian from Jean Marie River but also the former grand chief for Dehcho First Nation. Now she has moved out of the Nahendeh riding and has moved into the Dehcho. So I'd like to recognize her and thank her for being here today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 1230-19(2): Search of Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation Cultural Camp
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 126)

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there was an investigation. I don't get involved in the investigation. We have reached out to Chief Marlowe. We've set up a time, and we are working with that. We are trying to resolve this and move forward. But I need to stress that the investigation is still ongoing, so I don't know all the matters into that. And I don't want to have any political interference on this. Same as what we did with illegal hunts in the mobile zone, officers do their work and then it's brought to my attention after they do their work. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 1230-19(2): Search of Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation Cultural Camp
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 126)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there's a few questions in there so I'm just going to answer the first one. As soon as the search warrant issue was addressed, we then sent out the letter because it was in the courts, we sent the letter to Chief Marlowe, and he has received it and we confirmed it with his staff today. Thank you.

Committee Motion 315-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Environment and Natural Resources – Deferral of Department (page 23), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Yes. And yes to both questions. Thank you.

Committee Motion 315-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Environment and Natural Resources – Deferral of Department (page 23), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Yes, I do.

Committee Motion 314-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – NOrthwest Territories Housing Corporation – Deferral of Corporation (page 71), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Yes, I do, Madam Chair.

Question 1224-19(2): Court Decision Regarding Search of Lutsel K’e Cultural Camp
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've already said it once, I'll say it again. I actually said it twice. I'm more than willing to meet with the chief and the First Nation in the community of Lutselk'e to have that conversation on how we can do the recovery on that. That's what I made my commitment to. There is an investigation still going on, and I don't know what's going on with that. So I'm more than willing to work on how we can support the recovery of the caribou. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 1224-19(2): Court Decision Regarding Search of Lutsel K’e Cultural Camp
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and again I thank the Member. He's been very active on this file, and I appreciate his work for it.

Mr. Speaker, as I said in my Minister's statement, the officers landed, they waited for an hour and a half an hour and 20 minutes before they could actually get in to do the work. They offered the opportunity to go directly to the source where it was, and it was denied. So, Mr. Speaker, I've reached out to the chief and asked to arrange a facetoface meeting to discuss how we can continue to work on our collaborative efforts to work together to support the caribou. As I...

Question 1217-19(2): Flood Management and Preparedness
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'll wear my ENR hat on this one. So the GNWT and Alberta share information about the Hay River throughout the year, through the GNWT and Alberta Transboundary Water Agreement and its bilateral management committee. The data is used to inform the spring water level outlook that is shared with MACA and the public for emergency preparedness purposes. It is not possible to alleviate water flow on the Hay River as there is no control structure such as dams along it. That said, ENR is working with federal governments and other GNWT departments to create a hazard...