Stuart Benson

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Stuart Benson

@LeftHandStu

Reporter https://t.co/tV0pRKoZMu; Canadian Press Pedant; He/Him; “wannabe Jake Gyllenhaal cosplayer” | Send me your tips: [email protected]

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Stuart Benson@LeftHandStu·25 Ağu

In my never-ending quest to bring 'fearless,' water-surface breaking journalism to the people of the #Outaouais, I went to @GCB_Bungee to jump off a 200ft-high tower-crane. Sound on and volume up.

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The Hill Times@TheHillTimes·16m

UNLOCKED | Women-centric byelection ballots a sign of progress, but post-writ persistence needed to overcome gender-parity plateau: politicos. By @LeftHandStu #cdnpoli hilltimes.com/2026/03/20/wom…

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Laura Dhillon Kane@ldhillonkane·2h

>>> @PierrePoilievre will be in Bloomberg’s New York studio to tape an interview today. Keep an eye out for our story this afternoon on his chat with @davidgura.

Josh Wingrove@josh_wingrove

Airing on @BloombergTV this weekend: @PierrePoilievre, continuing his US swing, speaks with @davidgura.

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Michael de Adder@deAdder·1h

De Adder of Canada: ‘I’ve never been more humbled and proud’, The Hill T imes by @deAdder open.substack.com/pub/deadder/p/…

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@JapaninCanada’s Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi—and #PartyCentral—bid his personal chef, Yasuhiro Shima, a bittersweet farewell at an exclusive culinary showcase before he departs to his next posting in New York. Sayonara, Chef Shima, your skills will be greatly missed. But I think your boss, in his usual fashion, put it better than I can:

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Stephanie Ha@stephanie_ha·17h

.@rachaiello @SpencerLynne and I watched @PierrePoilievre on @joerogan - here are some of the highlights! #cdnpoli

CTV News@CTVNews

Pierre Poilievre was on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Here are the big takeaways ctvnews.ca/politics/artic…

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The Wire Report@thewirereport·18h

BREAKING: The Liberal government will appoint a panel tasked with modernizing the country's audiovisual sector, The Wire Report has learned. Part of the group’s mandate will include deliberating a proposal to merge various organizations supporting CanCon: thewirereport.ca/2026/03/19/ott…

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Stuart Benson@LeftHandStu·20h

Close enough.

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Poilievre: “…and that field of Runnymede is why the seats in the House of Commons are green.” Rogan: “So have you ever done a cold plunge?”

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Brigitte Pellerin@bpellerin·20h

Yes, one of my most marketable skills is my ability to spot a camera. Thanks for this caption @LeftHandStu, made me chuckle.

The Hill Times@TheHillTimes

Party Central: Michael de Adder of Canada: ‘I’ve never been more humbled and proud.’ By @LeftHandStu #cdnpoli @deAdder hilltimes.com/2026/03/19/de-…

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The Hill Times@TheHillTimes·21h

Party Central: Michael de Adder of Canada: ‘I’ve never been more humbled and proud.’ By @LeftHandStu #cdnpoli @deAdder hilltimes.com/2026/03/19/de-…

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Stuart Benson@LeftHandStu·21h

After nearly two and a half years, congrats on the big shiny medal Mr. de Adder!

The Hill Times@TheHillTimes

Party Central: Michael de Adder of Canada: ‘I’ve never been more humbled and proud.’ By @LeftHandStu #cdnpoli @deAdder hilltimes.com/2026/03/19/de-…

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Stuart Benson@LeftHandStu·1d

Party Central for the impromptu pre-celebrations won’t be out in time so congratulations to Hill Times’ resident cartoonist @deAdder on his induction into the Order of Canada tomorrow!

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David Rider@dmrider·22h

Finns just flirt differently

Scott Robertson@sarobertsonca

ANAND: "As I was leaving the speech at Davos, I saw [President of Finland] Alexander Stubb across the way, and I was waving to him, and he said, 'Values-based realism' and then we went our separate ways."

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Cam Ryan@CameronRyan02

Pierre Poilievre episode with Joe Rogan is now up. youtube.com/watch?v=JtbGgS…

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Stuart Benson@LeftHandStu·22h

I forgot Trump led into that by highlighting his efforts to return the bust of "the late, great Winston Churchill" after Obama removed it from the Oval. youtu.be/51fw6KUeSuY

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Stuart Benson@LeftHandStu·22h

This is a week that started with Trump getting so out of pocket that the Irish Taoiseach felt the need to defend British Prime Minister Kier Starmer on St. Patrick's Day and he somehow still managed to outdo himself.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar

Trump: "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

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Mickey Djuric@MickeyDjuric·22h

House Republicans have introduced a bill to go after Canada's Online Streaming Act. This adds to the U.S. pressure on Ottawa to drop the controversial law amid ongoing trade negotiations. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0…

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Fred DeLorey@FredDeLorey·1d

My wife was going through some old photos recently and sent me this. It remains my all-time favourite piece I ever wrote for @TheHillTimes back in our governing days. As DComm for the @CPC_HQ at the time, I think I really captured the spirit of the era here.