Nunavut Member of Parliament Hunter Tootoo wonSA国际影视传媒檛 be seeking re-election in the federal election in October, he announced Tuesday morning.
photo courtesy Hunter Tootoo
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Tootoo was elected as NunavutSA国际影视传媒檚 MP in 2015 and was named minister of Fisheries and Oceans. He stepped down as minister in May 2016 to enter treatment for alcoholism and he left the Liberal party to serve as an independent MP. Months later he made a public apology for a SA国际影视传媒渃onsensual but inappropriate relationshipSA国际影视传媒� with a political aide.
In his statement on Tuesday, he made reference to his confronting his struggles in 2016.
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Prior to taking office federally, Tootoo served as MLA for Iqaluit Centre from 1999 to 2013 and was named Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2013. He said that time working within a consensus-style government helped him work with members of all political stripes while in Ottawa.
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