18 Facts About Erin Weir

Erin M K Weir was born on 1982 and is a Canadian politician from Saskatchewan.

Erin Weir holds three university degrees: a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Regina, a Master of Arts from the University of Calgary, and a Master of Public Administration from Queen's University.

Erin Weir began his career in Canada's federal public service and went on to work as an economist with the Canadian Labour Congress, the United Steelworkers and the International Trade Union Confederation After completing his term in Parliament, Erin Weir worked as a consultant, served as Senior Economist with the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, and wrote opinion pieces for The Globe and Mail national newspaper.

In 2004, Erin Weir ran in the federal riding of Wascana against Liberal finance minister Ralph Goodale as the New Democratic Party's candidate, but was defeated.

In June 2012 a group of Canadian economists sent a public letter calling on Erin Weir to enter the 2013 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election.

Erin Weir was one of four declared candidates including MLA Cam Broten, doctor Ryan Meili, and MLA Trent Wotherspoon.

On February 20,2013, Erin Weir withdrew from the leadership race and endorsed fellow candidate Ryan Meili.

Erin Weir was nominated on June 22,2014, defeating former 2011 Palliser federal NDP candidate Noah Evanchuk.

Erin Weir was elected on October 19,2015, prevailing over Conservative candidate Trent Fraser by 132 votes according to the results validated by the Returning Officer.

Erin Weir was appointed the party's critic for Public Services and Procurement Canada in November 2015.

Erin Weir was appointed as the Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates in December 2015.

Erin Weir's proposal was eventually adopted by Peter Julian, during his campaign for federal NDP Leader.

Erin Weir was one of the first MPs to raise the issue of problems with the new federal payroll system called Phoenix.

In February 2018, Erin Weir was suspended from his caucus duties by party leader Jagmeet Singh pending an independent investigation made into allegations made against him by fellow MP Christine Moore.

Erin Weir was expelled from the NDP caucus on May 3,2018 following his public comments to the media regarding the outcome of the harassment investigation, with the party alleging that Erin Weir had revealed confidential information about a complainant.

Erin Weir characterized the investigation as having found that he probably sat or stood too close to people at social events and tried to talk to them when they didn't want to talk.

In May 2018, a group of 67 former NDP MPs and MLAs from Saskatchewan sent Singh a letter in support of Erin Weir and calling for his reinstatement as an NDP MP.

On May 21,2019, Erin Weir announced he would not run for reelection.