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Early career

Born in Toronto, Ontario, she earned a Bachelor of Sociology from York University. A 15-year ^[2] breast cancer survivor, Kadis has served on the board of directors of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... York University (French: Université York), located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canadas third-largest university and has produced several of the countrys top leaders in the fields of law, politics, business, space sciences, and fine arts. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is a charitable organization which raises money to advance research, education, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. ...

Kadis first rose to prominence in the late 1980’s as the spokesperson for and co-chair of the Parents Advocating Student Support group. Kadis called for a provincial investigation into the practices of the York Board of Education and sought help from Ontario Education Minister Sean Conway. [1] She accused the board of anti-semitism based on allegations that there were a disproportionate number of students of the Jewish faith that had failed a grade, including her own son.[2] She succeeded in getting the province to investigate. As a result the province then retested the students that had originally failed a grade.[3] Kadis received much praise from the community for her efforts and parlayed this support into getting elected in the 1988 municipal election as the area's School Board Trustee, thus starting her political career. She also established a local newspaper, the Thornhill Times. She served as school trustee in Vaughan from 1988 to 1994. From 1997 to 2004, she was a municipal councillor. The York Region District School Board is a school board in the public school system of Ontario, Canada, in York Regional Municipality. ... The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities are the agencies of the Government of Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario responsible for government policy, funding, curriculum planning and direction in all levels of public education, including elementary schools, high schools, colleges and universities. ... Sean Conway (born July 24, 1951 in Pembroke, Ontario) was a long-serving politician in Ontario, Canada. ... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Motto: The City above Toronto Vaughans location in York Region. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...

Kadis ran for the provincial Liberal Party nomination for the riding of Thornhill in 2003, but lost to fellow municipal councillor Mario Racco. The Ontario Liberal Party is a center-right provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mario Racco (born in 1955) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ...

38th Canadian Parliament

She was elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal candidate in the 2004 federal election on June 28, 2004, in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) riding of Thornhill. She officially resigned her position as city councillor after being elected. ^[3] During that session of Parliament, Kadis was elected chair of the Liberal Party's GTA caucus as well as chair of the standing committee on the status of women. One of her accomplishments as MP was successfully introducing a bill that created a national Alzheimer's strategy.^[4] The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ... 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 Commons. ... A map of Torontos Census Metropolitan Area, which contains a large portion of the Greater Toronto Area. ... Thornhill is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... Alzheimers disease (AD) or senile dementia of Alzheimers type is a neurodegenerative disease which results in a loss of mental functions due to the deterioration of brain tissue. ...

39th Canadian Parliament

In the 2006 federal election, Kadis was re-elected as the MP in Thornhill with 53% of the vote. Kadis obtained 29,934 votes, winning by about 11,000 over any other candidate. Since being re-elected, Kadis was appointed associate critic for infrastructure and communities in the Official Opposition shadow cabinet. Kadis is also the past Vice-Chair of the Public Safety and Security Committee.^[5] Following the departure of fellow Liberal MP Joe Fontana in September 2006, Kadis was appointed Critic for Science and Research. Rendition of party representation in the 39th Canadian parliament decided by this election. ... The Parliamentary Opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in the 39th Canadian parliament is listed below. ... Law & Order, see Joe Fontana. ...

Kadis was appointed to the Caucus Committee on Economic Prosperity and Vice Chair of the Health Committee after Stéphane Dion's election as party leader.In addition, she was appointed the chair of a Task Force on Cultural Communities-at-Risk. She was not included in Dion's Shadow Cabinet as a critic. Stéphane Maurice Dion, PC, MP, Ph. ...

Political endorsments

Kadis had announced that she would be endorsing MP Michael Ignatieff for the 2006 Liberal leadership convention and had been appointed as his GTA co-chair for his campaign. However, on October 11, Kadis, who is a member of both the Liberal Parliamentarians for Israel and Canada Israel Friendship Group, withdrew her support over comments made by Ignatieff on the war in Lebanon.^[6][7]. She later endorsed Bob Rae ^[8] and following Rae's loss on the 3rd ballot, she endorsed Stéphane Dion. Michael Grant Ignatieff, M.P. () (born May 12, 1947 in Toronto) is a public intellectual, historian and social philosopher. ... Wikinews has news related to: Ignatieff tops first ballot in Canadian Liberal convention Canadian Liberal vote heads to third ballot Dion leads Ignatieff heading into final ballot of Canadian Liberal vote Dion wins Canadian Liberal leadership on fourth ballot Wikinews has news related to: Liberal Party of Canada leadership, 2006... GTA stands for a number of things: Greater Toronto Area, the metropolitan area of Toronto Grand Theft Auto Main disambiguation: Grand Theft Auto Motor vehicle theft, a crime in several jurisdictions Grand Theft Auto (series), a computer and video game series Grand Theft Auto (movie), 1977 directorial debut of Ron... Hon. ... Stéphane Maurice Dion, PC, MP, Ph. ...

Kadis endorsed Vaughan, Ontario Mayor Michael Di Biase in his unsuccessful bid for re-election during the 2006 Vaughan municipal election. ^[9] A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The City of Vaughan 2006 Municipal Election took place on 13 November 2006. ...

Press coverage

Kadis commented to the news media about the Liberal Women's Caucus reaction to public sexist remarks following the defection of Belinda Stronach to the Liberals ^[10]. She appeared in an interview, defending Governor General Michaëlle Jean against allegations of separatism^[11]. Belinda Caroline Stronach, PC, MP (born May 2, 1966 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian businessperson, philanthropist, politician, and a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Michaëlle Jean, CC, CMM, COM, CD, DUniv (honoris causa), D.Litt (honoris causa) , (born September 6, 1957, in Port-au-Prince, Haïti) is the current Governor General of Canada. ...

Trivia

Susan Kadis has stated that she is a cousin of Lorne Michaels, the executive producer and creator of Saturday Night Live. ^[12] Lorne Michaels (born Lorne Michael Lipowitz on November 17, 1944) is an Emmy-winning Canadian-born television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90 minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ...

References

External links

• Home Page
• House of Commons member profile
• Liberal Party of Canada profile of Susan Kadis
• How'd they Vote? Voting record and statements in the House of Commons (javascript video)