| Hon. Judy Sgro | |
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Member of Parliament for York West | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office By-election: November 15, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Sergio Marchi |
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| Born | December 16 1944 Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Sam Sgro |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Profession | Municipal councillor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Judy Sgro, PC , MP (born December 16, 1944, Moncton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician, a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. York West is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Sergio Marchi PC (born May 12 1956) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moncton ( is a Canadian city located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council This is a list of members of the Canadian House of Commons in the 39th Parliament of Canada. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moncton ( is a Canadian city located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political
Sgro, the Member of Parliament for the riding of York West, was first elected in a 1999 by-election and was re-elected in the general elections of 2000 and 2004. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. York West is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of She was made Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on December 12, 2003. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration ( French: Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
A former Toronto City Councillor, she was named chairperson of the Prime Minister's "Caucus Task Force on Urban Issues" shortly after her first election. The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. She was a Toronto City/Metro Councillor from 1994 to 1999 and a City Councillor in North York, Ontario from 1987 to 1994. North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In the 1997 federal election, she challenged Independent incumbent John Nunziata unsuccessfully, losing by 4,431 votes. The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of John Nunziata (born January 4, 1955) is a Canadian politician
In November, 2004 controversy began to surround Sgro as questions arose surrounding her activities during the June election earlier that year. Several members of her ministerial staff had filed expense claims to travel to and work in her riding throughout the campaign ending on election day. An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based More serious claims were also raised when Opposition Conservative MPs claimed she had given a special immigration permit to a campaign supporter — specifically Alina Balaican, a Romanian who had initially been admitted to the country to work as a stripper. Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government particularly in a Westminster -based Parliamentary system The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative Alina Balaican is a young Romanian woman who was the focus of controversy in Canada in 2004 Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania A striptease or Exotic dance is a form of erotic entertainment usually a Dance, in which the performer known as a "stripper" gradually undresses New Democratic Party MP Pat Martin also accused Sgro's aides of making threats to deny ministerial permits to his constituents if he criticized her on the stripper controversy[1]. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Patrick "Pat" Martin (born December 13, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician The press dubbed the issue "Strippergate".
On January 14, 2005, Sgro resigned [2] from cabinet after further allegations that she had offered to intervene in the immigration hearing of Harjit Singh, a Brampton man, in exchange for pizza. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. Harjit Singh (born circa 1956 is an Indian man from Brampton Ontario who has been involved in the Judy Sgro immigration scandal Brampton (pronounced bramton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. Pizza (ˈpiːtsə, in Italian:) is a popular dish made with an Oven -baked flat generally round Bread that is covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based The following day, the Toronto Star revealed that Singh had previously committed credit card fraud. The Toronto Star is Canada 's highest-circulation newspaper though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario. A credit card is part of a system of Payments named after the small Plastic card issued to users of the system In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual [3]
She was the first member of Cabinet to resign from Paul Martin's government. Some in the media have speculated that fellow minister Joe Volpe helped to engineer her resignation, given that both had a cool relationship (National Post, May 11, 2005). This article is about the Canadian politician For information about the opera manager see Joseph Volpe (opera manager. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sgro has suggested that Volpe aspired to her job, but he has denied this, noting that he already had a prominent cabinet portfolio (Toronto Star, April 29, 2005). Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. One of Volpe's first acts was to close the loophole which had previously allowed exotic dancers to enter the country easily. [4]
On January 31, 2005, Sgro filed a lawsuit against Singh for $750,000 in damages. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy In Law, damages refers to the money paid or awarded to a Claimant (England Pursuer (Scotland or Plaintiff (US following a successful On May 10, 2005, Sgro was cleared of all wrong-doing from the Strippergate debacle when it was found that Sgro didn't know that two staffers had put her in a position of conflict of interest. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ethics commissioner also concluded that Sgro had never met the woman or even knew that she had volunteered on her re-election campaign. Also the same day, Singh retracted his allegations.
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| Cabinet Posts (1) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Denis Coderre | Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2003–2005) | Joe Volpe |
| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by Sergio Marchi | Member of Parliament for York West 1999–present | Succeeded by incumbent |
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| NAME | Sgro, Judy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Canadian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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