 The New Democratic Party called for Wernick to apologize for the comments, and the school's graduate student association called for Wernick to resign.Wernick was later elected to serve as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors for the 2016-17 term and the Board of Governors defeated a motion tabled in September 2016 to revisit the controversy.On February 7, 2019, "The Globe and Mail" published an article that spurred investigation into the SNC-Lavalin Affair.