Robert Benzie '84:

Robert Benzie is Queen's Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star. He is responsible for coordinating the provincial political coverage for Canada's largest circulation newspaper. Before joining the Star in 2003, he covered Queen's Park and Toronto City Hall for the National Post, a paper he helped launch as its Deputy Toronto Editor in 1998. Prior to that, he worked for the Toronto Sun and the Ottawa Sun. Benzie has covered countless elections and leadership contests at federal, provincial and municipal levels. In 2010, Benzie received the Mary Deanne Shears Award as the Toronto Star's reporter of the year.

Anthony Koch:

Based in Montréal, Anthony Koch is a political analyst, public affairs consultant, and former Conservative staffer with experience working and managing campaigns at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government. He worked in the Office of the Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition under two Conservative Leaders and is currently the Managing Principal of AK Strategies, a public affairs firm that specializes in interprovincial mandates and media/public relations strategy.

Tim Murphy:

Tim Murphy is recognized as a leading lawyer in public-private partnerships and infrastructure. He served as chief of staff to the prime minister of Canada, providing strategic advice and direction to cabinet, the prime minister and senior levels of the public service. He also served as chief of staff to a former finance minister of Canada, as a member of provincial parliament in Ontario and as a strategic advisor to governments at all levels.