From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

Before becoming involved in Canadian politics, Marjorie Michel was the daughter of a Haitian prime minister. Politics is 'not really a privilege, it's like a duty,' she says.
Marjorie Michel
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025.

Before Marjorie Michel was Canada's federal health minister and a well-known senior Liberal Party staffer, she was a mother raising two young girls in Haiti, a country known for its political instability and violence. 

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