OTTAWA – Quebec NDP MP Christine Moore has been cleared by a third-party investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct as an elected official.

In May, the NDP launched the investigation and suspended Moore's caucus duties as a result of belatedly-surfaced allegations stemming from an alleged inappropriate sexual encounter and subsequent interactions with an injured veteran following his appearance at a House of Commons committee in 2013.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh told reporters in Montreal Thursday that the independent investigator looked into allegations of harassment and sexual harassment—specifically veteran Glen Kirkland’s public accusations that she acted inappropriately, and that she misused her position of power—and concluded that the allegations were unfounded, and not supported by evidence.

"There was no misconduct amounting to either harassment, or sexual harassment, and that she did not abuse her position of authority," Singh said.

Moore, who represents a northern Quebec riding, will be resuming her caucus duties, which includes being the critic for rural affairs, and less formally, "as a powerful advocate for women in politics," Singh said.

In May, the injured Afghanistan veteran told CTV News that following his testimony about the care he received from the military, Moore invited him back to her Parliament Hill office. There, he alleges he was offered alcohol, before the pair ended up back at his hotel room where Moore spent the night. He alleged that at a later date, Moore showed up to his home and sent him text messages that were explicit. He said he told her that he was not interested.

In a subsequent interview with The Canadian Press, Moore denied Kirkland's version of events and said the pair had a months-long romantic relationship, which Kirkland disputed. He said he raised their interactions in the media to speak to what he perceived as hypocrisy on Moore's part for being the one to spark an investigation into her then-caucus colleague MP Erin Weir over his alleged inappropriate behaviour.

Singh said Thursday as part of the investigation done by Deborah Jelly of Charron Human Resources Inc., a number of witnesses were spoken to, and evidence was examined, but Kirkland declined an offer to participate in the independent investigation.

"I think this was a difficult situation, I think it was very hard on her [Moore], but I think that it’s important that we take allegations of this nature seriously,” Singh said. "For me it was very important to have an independent process that was fair… and something that was very credible, and I'm confident that this process was."

The report itself will not be made public.

In an interview with CTV News, Kirkland said he was contacted by the investigator, but because of the pending defamation lawsuit Moore said she was levelling against him, he was advised by legal counsel not to participate. Kirkland said despite this advice, he was willing to answer the investigators’ questions but was told that would not be necessary as the investigator would refer to the comments he made in the media. Still, Kirkland is questioning the independence of the investigation.

“They paid someone to do an investigation on one of their own people,” Kirkland, who rejected its conclusions, told CTV News. “And then who gets a copy of the report? No one. They get their own copy, so they get to release whatever information they want. It’s actually kind of comical.”

In a press conference in her riding, Moore told reporters she is looking forward to getting back to the issues facing her Abitibi-Témiscamingue constituents.

"I never had a doubt about myself because I knew the truth since the beginning, so it's why I'm not surprised about the conclusion of the investigation, but I'm really happy that now it's tabled," Moore said.

She said she was relieved that the "really long" process was over.

The investigation took less time than it took for the similar investigation into allegations against Weir, who was ultimately removed from caucus after an unsuccessful attempt at mediation because of Weir’s public comments about the process and complaints against him.