premier
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A former premier of British Columbia said it was “the most important speech any Canadian Prime Minister has given in decades.”
He might also be the game’s premier return man, with three touchdowns in the few months since Seattle acquired him, making him one of the NFL’s rare triple threats.
The Canadian premier delivered a blistering denunciation of US global leadership at last week's World Economic Forum in Davos, earning a rare standing ovation and capturing global headlines.
From Barron's
The leader has also openly expressed anger at the slow pace of some projects, chastising lazy officials and even firing his vice premier in public for alleged incompetence last week.
From Barron's
“We expect the U.S. administration to respect Canadian sovereignty,” Carney said Thursday, alongside the country’s 10 provincial premiers, including Alberta’s Danielle Smith.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
