In the late 1980s, Kadis was appointed as co-chair of a community group called Parents Advocating Student Success.
[3] She claimed the board was anti-Semitic, based on allegations [clarification needed] that there were a disproportionate number of students of the Jewish faith who failed a grade, including her own son.
[5] In 1995, she started a local newspaper called the Thornhill Times that published for one year, closing in 1996.
She is a cousin of Lorne Michaels, the executive producer and creator of Saturday Night Live.
[7] Kadis ran for the provincial Liberal Party nomination for the riding of Thornhill in 2003, but was defeated by fellow municipal councillor Mario Racco.
One of her accomplishments as MP was successfully introducing a bill that created a national Alzheimer's strategy.
[12] 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.
She was not included in Dion's Shadow Cabinet until January 23, 2008, when she was appointed Critic for National Revenue.