Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern - The Prime Minister

 


The documentary Prime Minister was shown on CNN a couple of weeks ago.  It is now available in Canada on CBC Gem.  It's a 102 minute documentary covering the five years of Jacinda Ardern's life.  She was a Member of Parliament in the New Zealand government and elected to run as Prime Minister.  Shortly after being elected, she found out she was pregnant.  She wasn't married but her and her partner owned a house and had a good relationship.

Jacinda led her country through some of its greatest crises: the Christchurch mass shooting, a deadly volcano eruption, and a global pandemic.  The CNN documentary takes an intimate look at Ardern’s political career, filmed over seven years.  It shows how her partner supported her through her pregnancy and child care after.  It followed her through her role as prime minster and showed her as a mom.  

The old question:  Can women do it all?  Watch this documentary and your question will be answered!

Rio Brazilian Steakhouse

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