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Booted NDP MP Erin Weir not seeking re-election

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The Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation's short return to the House of Commons will end in October, with MP Erin Weir—who came in under the NDP banner—leaving the House of Commons after one term. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, AIDAN CHAMANDY

May 22, 2019

Erin Weir, who was removed from the NDP caucus a year ago, announced that he will not be seeking re-election in the upcoming election. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh expelled Mr. Weir from the party caucus in May 2018 after the NDP hired an investigator to look into allegations of...

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