Carolyn Bennett has served as a Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party of Canada since 1997, concurrently holding the position of M.P. in the Parliament of Canada since June 1997. Prior to their political career, Carolyn Bennett was an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto from July 1982 to January 2015, and co-hosted "Doctor on Call" at Electric Entertainment for a brief period in early 1997. Educationally, Carolyn Bennett obtained an M.D. in Medicine from the University of Toronto from 1968 to 1974 and completed a Residency in Family Medicine at the same institution from July 1974 to July 1976.