Minister of Health Visits

Liberal MP for Papineau and Federal Minister of Health Marjorie Michel visited the four EMSB schools in her constituency: Sinclair Laird and St. Raphael in Park Extension and  John F. Kennedy High School and Adult Education Centre in St. Michel. She toured the facilities and spoke to staff. She also addressed students at JFK High and Adult Centre, leaving behind a very strong impression of empathy. Minister Michel is no stranger to politics, despite being elected for the first time. She has been described her as a “seasoned Liberal strategist.” Her political career began in 2016 as a policy adviser to Jean-Yves Duclos, later serving as his chief of staff. In 2019, she became the first Black chief of staff in the Trudeau government, according to The Hill, staying on when Duclos became Treasury Board president before moving to the PMO. She went on to lead the Liberal Party’s Quebec operations in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections before joining Trudeau’s office in 2021 and later becoming deputy campaign director of the party,” wrote Montreal Gazette reporter Harry North. Minister Michel is the daughter of former Haitian Prime Minister Smarck Michel, and holds a master’s degree in social work, and organizational psychology from UCL (Belgium).