Judy Sgro
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The Honourable Judy Sgro PC MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Humber River—Black Creek York West (1997-2015) |
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Assumed office November 15, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Sergio Marchi |
| Chairwoman of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities | |
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Assumed office February 3, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Larry Miller |
| Toronto City Councillor for North York Humber | |
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In office January 1, 1998 – November 14, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Ward Created |
| Succeeded by | Paul Valenti |
| Constituency | Ward 6 |
| Metro Councillor for North York Humber | |
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In office December 1, 1994 – December 31, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Mario Gentile |
| Succeeded by | City Amalgamated |
| North York City Councillor | |
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In office 1987 – November 30, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Mario Gentile |
| Succeeded by | Gina Severino |
| Constituency | Ward 2 |
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December 16, 1944 Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Sam Sgro |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Judy Sgro, PC MP (born December 16, 1944) is a Canadian politician. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, she currently represents the electoral district of Humber River—Black Creek in the Canadian House of Commons.
Sgro was introduced to politics when she was elected to North York City Council in 1987. In 1994 she was acclaimed as a Metro councillor for North York. In 1998 she became a Toronto city councillor in the newly amalgamated city where she served a term as vice-chair of the Toronto Police Services Board.
In 1997 Sgro's first attempt at Federal politics came up short when she tried to get elected in the riding of York South—Weston. She lost to John Nunziata who was running as an independent by 4,431 votes. In 1999 she won a by-election in York West to replace Sergio Marchi who had accepted an ambassadorial position. She has since been re-elected by substantial pluralities.
In 2001, she was named chairperson of the Prime Minister's "Caucus Task Force on Urban Issues". In 2003 her group released an interim report recommending increased Federal support to recognize their economic and social value. From December 12, 2003 to January 13. 2005 she served as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in the government of Paul Martin.
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. 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. 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. The press dubbed the issue "Strippergate".
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