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OTTAWA — Nearly 60 years after it dissolved, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, the party of farmers, labourers and socialists that gave birth to the NDP, has (sort of) risen from the ashes.

It was resurrected by Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir, in his latest move to prove how much he still hopes to be welcomed back into the NDP fold after he was expelled last week by Leader Jagmeet Singh.

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On Friday, Weir received approval from the Speaker to list his political affiliation as the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). “It’s no secret that I would like to be part of the federal NDP caucus,” Weir said in an interview. “Of course, the CCF merged into the NDP in 1961, so perhaps that could happen again.”

Weir was expelled from the NDP caucus last week after an independent investigation revealed three allegations of sexual harassment and one allegation of harassment against him. Details of the allegations have not been made public, but the investigation found that Weir failed to read non-verbal cues in social settings. It also found that he stopped when he was told his advances were unwanted.