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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The chief government whip for the federal Liberals says MP Raj Grewal is out of the party caucus.

Ajax MP Mark Holland says in a tweet that he confirmed Saturday morning with the Speaker of the House of Commons that Grewal “is not a member of the Liberal caucus.”

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The MP for Brampton East took to Facebook on Friday to say he has repaid his sizable gambling debts and is now reconsidering his hasty decision to quit politics.

He announced last month that he was stepping down immediately to deal with “personal and medical reasons.”

The Prime Minister’s Office later said Grewal’s sudden decision was prompted by a gambling problem that led him to incur significant personal debts.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday he learned of Grewal’s gambling problem just over a week ago, but his office had no information that an RCMP investigation was connected to the issue.

I either won a lot of money, which made me continue to chase wins, or I lost a significant amount of money, which threw me into complete despair

Trudeau told a news conference in Buenos Aires his office was aware the Mounties had been examining Raj Grewal’s connection to the prime minister’s trip to India this year.