Tories Call for ‘Remedial Measures’ for Ex-Liberal MP Who Employed Sister in Riding Office

Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi delivers a speech prior to the vote for the election of a new Speaker to preside over the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Dec. 3, 2015. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The Conservatives are calling for action to be taken against former Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi after it was revealed this week that she employed her sister for years in violation of parliamentary rules. 

Michael Barrett, the shadow minister for ethics, sent a letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons on Nov. 12 asking for “remedial measures” to be taken while Ratansi awaits recommendations from the ethics commissioner.