Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion says MP Yasmin Ratansi violated the Conflict of Interest Act while she was a member of the Liberal caucus by employing her foster sister in her constituency office for years. "I determined that Ms. Ratansi had furthered Ms. Khatri's private interests within the meaning of the Code by employing Ms. Khatri in her constituency office. As Ms. Khatri was not considered a family member for the purposes of the Code, I had to determine whether those private interests were improperly furthered." WATCH: MP Yasmin Ratansi refers to her '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. 0:09In a letter to the commissioner, Ratansi also said she had employed her "adopted sister" from 2017 to Nov 2., 2020.

Source: CBC News June 15, 2021 14:57 UTC