1. Judy Sgro was introduced to politics when she was elected to North York City Council in 1987.
13 Facts About Judy Sgro
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Judy Sgro lost to John Nunziata, who was running as an independent, by 4,431 votes.
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From December 12,2003 to January 13,2005 Judy Sgro served as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in the government of Paul Martin.
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On January 14,2005, Judy Sgro resigned from cabinet after further allegations that she had offered to intervene in the immigration hearing of Harjit Singh, a Brampton pizzeria owner, in exchange for free pizza for her campaign staff.
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On January 31,2005, Judy Sgro filed a lawsuit against Singh for $750,000 in damages.
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The ethics commissioner concluded that Judy Sgro had never met the woman or even knew that she had volunteered on her re-election campaign.
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Judy Sgro was the first member of Cabinet to resign from Paul Martin's government.
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In June 2010 it was revealed that Judy Sgro had been claiming expenses for rent on an Ottawa luxury highrise condominium owned by her adult children, violating rules for such expenses set by the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons.
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Judy Sgro had paid $138,000 to purchase the condo in 2001, and then transferred the title on the property to her children in 2006; she then paid her children $22,000 a year in rent to live in the apartment, violating rules forbidding MPs from claiming expenses on goods or services contracted from family members.
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Judy Sgro served as the Opposition Critic for Industry for the Liberals.
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Judy Sgro currently serves as the chair of the Standing Committee on International Trade.
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Judy Sgro was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
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Judy Sgro is standing for re-election in the 2025 Canadian federal election.