Sgro was later partially cleared of wrongdoing by the federal ethics commissioner, although his report highlighted that her staff were aware of the immigration situation of Balaican.

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.

[4] New Democratic Party member of parliament 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.

[7] On January 14, 2005, Sgro resigned from cabinet[8] 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.

[18] As of 2024, Sgro had not returned to cabinet but has chaired the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade since 2020.