[1] Shortly after the election he was appointed as Parliamentary Assistant to Solicitor General Joan Smith in David Peterson's government.
Starr, who was head of the National Council of Jewish Women, misused her position by having the organization make political contributions to the riding associations of prominent Liberal MPPs.
Kanter's connection to the tainted Starr scandal was mentioned as one of the reasons that he finished third in his bid for re-election, 1,383 votes behind winner Zanana Akande of the NDP.
He serves on the Toronto Board of Trade Task Force, and writes and speaks frequently on municipal government and planning issues.
In July 1990, he authored a publication entitled "Space for all: options for a Greater Toronto Area greenlands strategy".