Former Liberal cabinet minister Hunter Tootoo has completed his treatment for alcohol addiction some two months after stepping back from the political fray and is now ready to return to Parliament Hill. The other marked difference is that when O'Regan sought treatment he did not leave the Liberal caucus. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement on May 31 saying that Tootoo was leaving the Liberal caucus to seek treatment to addiction, Trudeau said the decision was Tootoo's alone and occurred after "a very difficult situation." It is unclear if the Nunavut MP, who now sits as an Independent after leaving caucus, will be returning to the Liberal caucus now that he has completed treatment. The departure was different than when Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan said on Twitter last January that he had entered a "wellness program" with the aim of adopting an "alcohol free lifestyle."

Source: CBC News July 25, 2016 17:47 UTC