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| '''Susan Kadis''' (born ], ]) is a ] ]. | '''Susan Kadis''' (born ], ]) is a ] ]. | ||
| Born in ], ], she earned a Bachelor of Sociology from ]. She was the publisher of the local community newspaper, the ''Thornhill Times''. She was also a school trustee in ] from 1988 to 1996. From ], she was a city councillor. In 2004 she abandoned her position as city councillor to pursue her own agenda federally and under scrutiny from area residents she handpicked her successor on |
Born in ], ], she earned a Bachelor of Sociology from ]. She was the publisher of the local community newspaper, the ''Thornhill Times''. She was also a school trustee in ] from 1988 to 1996. From ], she was a city councillor. In 2004, she abandoned her position as city councillor to pursue her own agenda federally and then under scrutiny from area residents she handpicked her successor on city council. | ||
| She was elected as a ] candidate in the ] in the ] (GTA) riding of ]. During the election, she supported the government's controversial gun registry program, and supported ]. She was elected ] of the Liberal Party's powerful GTA ] in ] ]. | She was elected as a ] candidate in the ] in the ] (GTA) riding of ]. During the election, she supported the government's controversial gun registry program, and supported ]. She was elected ] of the Liberal Party's powerful GTA ] in ] ]. | ||
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Susan Kadis (born January 11, 1953) is a Canadian Member of Parliament.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she earned a Bachelor of Sociology from York University. She was the publisher of the local community newspaper, the Thornhill Times. She was also a school trustee in Vaughan from 1988 to 1996. From 1997, she was a city councillor. In 2004, she abandoned her position as city councillor to pursue her own agenda federally and then under scrutiny from area residents she handpicked her successor on city council.
She was elected as a Liberal candidate in the 2004 federal election in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) riding of Thornhill. During the election, she supported the government's controversial gun registry program, and supported same-sex marriage. She was elected chair of the Liberal Party's powerful GTA caucus in November 2004.
She is married and has five children.
| Preceded by: Elinor Caplan, Lib |
Member of Parliament from Thornhill (2004-) |
Succeeded by: Incumbent |