OTTAWA—Independent MP Hunter Tootoo, who quit the Liberal cabinet in May to deal with alcohol addiction, has returned to work but the Liberal party appears in no rush to welcome him back. At the time Tootoo quit cabinet Trudeau offered little comment, saying only that the Nunavut MP had resigned to seek treatment for “addiction issues.” “This was his own choice after a very difficult situation,” Trudeau said. His status with regard to the Liberal caucus remains unchanged,” Cameron Ahmad, a press secretary for Trudeau, said in an email Wednesday. But despite Tootoo’s Wednesday declaration that he was back on the job, it’s not clear when he will be back in the Liberal caucus, if ever. “We wish Mr. Tootoo well as he resumes his parliamentary functions as MP for Nunavut.

Source: thestar July 27, 2016 16:52 UTC