Stubbs denied all claims and blamed the issue on political disagreements
Alberta Member of Parliament (MP) Shannon Stubbs is under fire after allegations from former staffers. Various Canadian outlets heard the sides of several former staffers of the MP, accusing her of disrespecting office hours, belittling them, and making them run personal errands for the official.
The matter was first reported by the Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press said it was able to confirm one of the allegations from the Globe and Mail's report, where the staffers accused Stubbs of pressuring them to paint a room in her house. CBC News also heard the sides of three former Stubbs employees, with one describing the Stubbs's office as a "very toxic place."
Alberta MP's response, other staffers' defence
Stubbs has yet to issue a public statement addressing the allegations made against her. However, in an interview with the Globe and Mail, the MP denied the accusations. She told the newspaper that such allegations are only coming out after she expressed opposition on the leadership of Conservative leader Erin O'Toole.
Other employees also came to her defence, such as Jordan Paquet, a former policy adviser to Stubbs; Gregory Loerts, who currently works in her office; and Former Conservative cabinet minister Gerry Ritz. Paquet told The Canadian Press that he was always treated with respect, and that the workplace had a "mutually respectful environment." Loerts said on a tweet that Stubbs is wonderful personally, while Ritz said the official is a great MP.
Meanwhile, amid the emergence of the accusations, O'Toole has asked the House of Commons to probe the allegations of workplace harassment against a member of his own party.
