Former Cabinet Minister Tootoo Won’t Seek Re-Election This Fall in Nunavut

Former Cabinet Minister Tootoo Won’t Seek Re-Election This Fall in Nunavut
Liberal Member of Parliament for Nunavut Hunter Tootoo poses for a portrait in his office in the Parliamentary precinct September 21, 2016 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Hunter Tootoo, the Nunavut MP who began his time on Parliament Hill with a seat at the Liberal cabinet table and ended up sitting as an Independent, says he won’t be running for re-election this fall.

In a statement released Tuesday via social media, Tootoo said that after much consideration, he has decided to leave politics entirely.