[citation needed] Haskett was born and raised in London's Kensal Park district north of Springbank Drive.
[citation needed] She later founded her own law firm, Haskett Menear & Associates, which grew to include seven lawyers.
Richard Hudler, president of the Homophile Association of London, Ontario (HALO), filed an official complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission in 1995, a tribunal of which ultimately determined in 1997 after a three-day public hearing that the City of London and Mayor Haskett had discriminated against HALO in the provision of a municipal service.
She thanked the Muslim community for the many positive contributions they made to the city and urged people of all faiths to show love and respect for one another.
Haskett has also been involved in a number of other projects in the Washington, D.C. area, including speechwriting, research and marketing and acting in an advisory capacity in Senate and Congressional campaigns.
[6] She sat as a member of the board of trustees for the International Center for Religion & Diplomacy in Washington, D.C. and of Trinity Christian School of Fairfax, Virginia.
On October 24, Haskett defeated Tom Weihmayr for the Conservative nomination in the federal riding of London North Centre.
[7] Key members of Haskett's campaign team were campaign manager Ryan Sparrow (previously the communications director for Environment Minister Rona Ambrose[8]), former law firm partner Michael Menear, former member of London city council Ted Wernham, London businessperson Randy Collins, and Dale Mackness.
A letter to Londoners appears on Haskett's "information [Web] site" dated December 28, 2006, which says that she is returning to Washington, D.C. to be with her husband Jack and to continue her life there.