Raj Grewal made the `right´ call to resign, PMO says
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OTTAWA—Brampton MP Raj Grewal’s initial decision to quit politics to take care of his admitted gambling problem was the “right� call, the Prime Minister`s Office says, suggesting that it disagrees with his surprise announcement that he might not resign after all. An official from the PMO said on background Saturday that no one from the office has had contact with Grewal since Nov. 22. Asked about Grewal’s Friday statement that he is rethinking his decision to resign, the official pointed out that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has already said he believes Grewal’s first impulse to step down was “the right one.� More than a week after Grewal shocked Parliament Hill with his resignation announcement, he posted a video on Facebook in which he apologized for his silence amidst reports of his sizable personal debts and police investigations into his gambling activities. He said that his initial decision to resign was “ill-advised� and made in a hurry when he was “highly emotional� and exhausted. Instead, Grewal said he would leave the Liberal caucus and take a leave of absence to treat “mental health issues� that caused him to borrow millions of dollars from family and friends—money he said he has fully repaid—to fuel his gambling. Read more:Brampton MP Raj Grewal rethinking decision to resign, says he repaid gambling debtsOpinion | Susan Delacourt: The Clement and Grewal scandals surely show that Canada needs better screening of its MPsBrampton MP Raj Grewal still has not resigned his seatHe said he will decide whether to step down as the MP for Brampton East by the time Parliament returns after the winter break in January. But NDP MP Nathan Cullen said that Grewal’s video raises many more questions, notably where did the MP get the millions of dollars to repay his debts at a time when he has a sizable mortgage on a downtown Toronto condo.“I think in attempting ...