At eight weeks pregnant, most of my workday was spent suppressing the urge to vomit on whomever I was interviewing.

That memory was why I was momentarily floored by the recent revelation that Serena Williams won the Australian Open final while at the same stage in her pregnancy, triumphing 6-4, 6-4 in the final.

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That香蕉视频直播檚 what I like about our premier, actually.

She is an ace politician. She can deliver and take sharp political blows in equal measure and still come out unruffled, mastering the balance between light and serious better than the majority of her contemporaries.

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BC Liberals know this, I香蕉视频直播檇 assume. That香蕉视频直播檚 why she香蕉视频直播檚 their party leader.

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This all came up in a debate a week ago when BC NDP leader John Horgan repeatedly interrupted Clark. He was snarky香蕉视频直播攍ike everyone else香蕉视频直播攁nd at one point he said she should 香蕉视频直播漷ake a few minutes and read something.香蕉视频直播�

Clark handled it well, but party supporters were ridiculously excited about it.

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This threw me for a loop and made me actually wonder: Is John Horgan really a universal-daycare shilling sexist or was he simply utilizing the rules of engagement?

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