Benoit Renaud was on the national leadership of Québec Solidaire (QS) from 2008 to 2012. He was also the QS candidate in several elections including the general election of 2014 and is currently a regional spokesperson for the party. He has written for several socialist and leftist publications in both French and English, including the International Socialist Review, and was a guest speaker at Socialism in 2015 and 2016.