Governor General Michaëlle Jean against allegations of separatism. Kadis had announced that she would be endorsing MP Michael Ignatieff for the 2006 Liberal leadership election 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. She later endorsed Bob Rae and following Rae's loss on the 3rd ballot, she endorsed Stéphane Dion. In the 2006 federal election, Kadis was re-elected as the MP in Thornhill with 53% of the vote. Kadis obtained 29,934 votes, achieving about 11,000 votes over any other candidate. During her time in opposition, she served as associate critic for infrastructure and communities and later as critic for science and research. She served as Vice-Chair of the Public Safety and Security Committee. 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 until 23 January 2008, when she was appointed Critic for National Revenue. In the 2008 federal election, she was defeated by Conservative candidate Peter Kent by more than 5,200 votes. Endorsements Kadis endorsed Vaughan, Ontario Mayor Michael Di Biase in his unsuccessful bid for re-election during the 2006 Vaughan municipal election. Kadis endorsed a number of candidates in the 2007 Ontario general election. She endorsed former Thornhill Liberal MPP Mario Racco in his unsuccessful bid for re-election and successful Richmond Hill Liberal candidate Reza Moridi. She endorsed successful Progressive Conservative candidate Gila Martow in the 2014 provincial by-election and again endorsed her in her successful bid for re-election in the 2014 Ontario general election. References External links How'd they Vote? Voting record and statements in the House of Commons (javascript video) 1953 births Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Jewish Canadian politicians Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Toronto Women in Ontario politics York University alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians Jewish women politicians