Carr has worked as the vice president of Indigenous Strategy Alliance, a consulting firm; as a high school teacher, coach, and principal; and as a former federal Liberal government staffer.[2]
Ben Carr is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He announced that he would run for Parliament 3 months after his late father Jim Carr passed away. He announced his plans to run on February 2, 2023.[3]
In November 2023, Carr publicly raised concerns that an academic event titled "Palestine and Genocide: Reflections on Imperialism, Settler-colonialism and Decolonization" would provoke antisemitism and fail to live up to academic standards by not providing a diversity of viewpoints.[5][6] In an op-ed published the same month, Carr argued that attacks against the state of Israel threaten Jews everywhere.[7] In March 2024, Carr was one of three Liberal MPs who voted against a non-binding motion calling for a one-way arms embargo with Israel.[8][9]
