The Conservatives sent a letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons today demanding that action be taken against now-Independent MP Yasmin Ratansi for employing her sister for years in contravention of parliamentary rules. Several former staffers claim Ratansi told employees to call her sister, Zeenat Khatri, by a different name — "Jenny." WATCH | Ratansi refers to Khatri as 'my adopted sister':‘Zeenat is my adopted sister actually,’ said now Independent MP Yasmin Ratansi 0:09 Ratansi microphone unmuted while taking a call during an environment committee on Nov 4. WATCH | Former employee describes offensive comments allegedly made by MP:Former employee describes offensive comments allegedly made by MP 0:47 A former employee of Toronto MP Yasmin Ratansi describes comments he heard Ratansi make about constituents. 0:47The former employees CBC News spoke to also claim Ratansi created a "toxic and verbally abusive environment" in the office.

Source: CBC News November 12, 2020 16:35 UTC