Nunavut minister quits his post over contentious plan to open liquor store

IQALUIT, Nunavut – Nunavut’s minister of health and justice has quit cabinet over the territory’s contentious plan to open a liquor story in Iqaluit. Paul Okalik, who is also a former premier, told the legislature that as a recovered alcoholic, he cannot support opening a liquor store without a proper way to treat addictions.