Trump leaves G7 early after finalizing U.S.-U.K. trade deal on Day 2

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06/16/25 21:03

Trump says he wishes he could stay, but needs to deal with ‘big stuff’

– Nathan VanderKlippe

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Donald Trump says he was obligated to leave the G7 summit early to deal with “big stuff.”

“You probably see what I see. I have to be back as soon as I can,” the U.S. President said, in an apparent reference to the ongoing attacks between Israel and Iran, and the possibility of talks with Tehran.

“I wish I could stay for tomorrow,” he said as the leaders gathered for a family photo, a G7 tradition. “But they understand, this is big stuff.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney, the host of the G7 summit, said he was “very grateful for the president’s presence. And I fully understand why he’s returning.” In a statement, Emily Williams, a spokesperson for Mr. Carney, said the prime minister was “informed of President Trump’s departure through official channels prior to the White House’s public announcement.”

Mr. Trump had been widely expected to be a disruptive presence at the G7, with other leaders hoping to persuade him to join them in striking a unified voice on international matters like the war between Russia and Ukraine, as well as on resolving tariffs.

It’s not yet clear if those efforts will succeed or be left behind by Mr. Trump’s abrupt departure.

Still, Mr. Trump struck a gracious note as he prepared to leave, saying he would join one final dinner before flying back to Washington, D.C.

“I tell you, I loved it,” he said of the summit. “And I think we got a lot done.” Mr. Trump on Monday signed a trade agreement with the U.K., “and we’re working on others,” he said. “But we had just a really great relationship with everybody. And it’s really nice.”

06/16/25 20:50

Carney meets Italian counterpart Meloni

– The Canadian Press

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Prime Minister Mark Carney kept it light when he met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni.

When Ms. Meloni suggested he had been left waiting, Mr. Carney responded, jokingly: “Not at all! I could wait all night.”

“We’re old friends so we can sit down.”

On the agenda for the sitdown: migration issues, human smuggling and strategic partnerships.

06/16/25 19:59

Trump’s departure leaves Zelensky meeting in the lurch

– Nathan VanderKlippe

The abrupt departure of Donald Trump from the G7 means the U.S. President will leave Canada before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has a chance to meet with leaders gathered at the summit.

The White House said Mr. Trump will leave Monday night, ahead of meetings scheduled Tuesday in Kananaskis with Mr. Zelensky.

The G7 has played a key role in coordinating the response among western countries to the war in Ukraine.

Mr. Zelensky had hoped to secure the help of other G7 leaders in convincing Mr. Trump to take tough new measures against Russia

 Mr. Trump has approved only a single arms sale to Ukraine – US$310-million in spare parts and other support for F-16 fighter jets – since taking office in January.

European leaders said they also hoped the summit could bring new economic pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

“To achieve peace through strength we must put more pressure on Russia to secure a real ceasefire, to bring Russia to the negotiating table and to end this war,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Kananaskis on Sunday.

“Sanctions are critical to that end,” she said.

06/16/25 19:39

Trump is leaving the G7, cites situation in Middle East for early departure

– Nathan VanderKlippe

Donald Trump is leaving early from the G7 summit in Alberta, the White House said Monday evening.

Mr. Trump arrived in Kananaskis Sunday night, and was expected to remain until Tuesday for meetings with global leaders.

But “because of what’s going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with Heads of State,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Twitter.

Earlier in the day, Mr. Trump appeared to indicate displeasure with being in Alberta as Israel and Iran attacked each other.

Iran, he said, wants “to make a deal. And as soon as I leave here we’re going to be doing something.” But, he said, he had felt compelled to remain in Alberta because “I have this commitment. I have a lot of commitments. I have a commitment to a lot of countries.”

Mr. Trump’s departure came as other leaders spoke openly about hoping to convince the U.S. president to find agreement toward freeing trade among members of the G7, all of whom have sought relief from U.S. tariffs.

“Imposing tariffs on members of the G7 is counterproductive,” French President Emmanuel Macron said.

European leaders also hoped to speak with a unified voice on the attacks between Israel and Iran.

Leaders of G7 countries have “absolute clarity in relation to the nuclear program. We do not want to see it,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.

06/16/25 19:31

Carney and Macron discuss climate change, the economy

– The Canadian Press

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Prime Minister Mark Carney met with French President Emmanuel Macron on an outdoor terrace. Mr. Carney said Mr. Macron provides “essential” and “crucial” leadership. Mr. Macron says the two countries have a strong relationship and share common ground on many issues, like climate change and the economy. He added that the two leaders will discuss the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East, saying the summit is coming at an important time when conflict is multiplying.

06/16/25 19:20

Japanese prime minister said he and Trump had frank discussion on trade

– Reuters

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday that Japan is seeking a trade deal with the United States that benefits both countries and that he had a frank discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump. The 30-minute meeting took place on the sidelines of the summit, Japan’s government said in a statement.

It did not give any details of what the two men discussed. Mr. Ishiba wants Mr. Trump to scrap a 25% tariff on Japanese cars and a 24% reciprocal tariff on other Japanese imports paused until July 9. This was their second in-person meeting and follows a series of high-level trade talks that have so far failed to yield a trade deal.

06/16/25 18:04

Canada-U.S. trade deal could come within a month, PMO says

– Nathan VanderKlippe

Canada and the U.S. hope to finalize an agreement on trade and tariffs within the next month, after failing to strike a deal during talks in Kananaskis on Monday.

”The leaders agreed to pursue negotiations toward a deal within the coming 30 days,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

It said talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney touched on critical minerals, gun and drug smuggling, illegal drugs and border security, as well as “possible areas of co-operation on defence.”

Officials from both countries expect to meet again later this week, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday. Mr. LeBlanc has led Canada’s trade agenda with the U.S.

06/16/25 17:48

U.K. and U.S. finalize trade deal

– Reuters

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U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said they have finalized a trade deal reached between the two allies last month.

Mr. Trump, standing alongside Mr. Starmer at the summit, said the relationship with Britain was “just fantastic” as he waved, and briefly dropped, a document which he said he had just signed.

“We signed it and it’s done,” he said. Mr. Starmer said the proclamation would implement agreements reached on auto tariffs and aerospace, without providing any details.

06/16/25 17:37

Carney and Japanese PM Ishiba tout shared economy, defence priorities after meeting

– Steven Chase

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the G7 summit Monday.

Mr. Carney said it was a great honour to welcome the Japanese Prime Minister to Canada, “to the G7, to further deepen the great and very strong ties between our two countries. They continue to grow, from everything from liquefied natural gas, to the future of hydrogen, critical minerals, and a wide range of shared values and interests, in promoting peace and security in the world,” he said.

Mr. Ishiba spoke through an interpreter, saying: “Thank you very much. I’m very impressed by the remarkable chairmanship of the G7.”

In response, Mr. Carney gestured jokingly at the media, as if directing them to take note of his guest’s remarks.

Mr. Ishiba expressed his condolences for the current wildfires in Canada. He said he hopes for an early signing of an information-security agreement with the Canadian government, as well as an agreement on defence equipment.

He also said he hopes to strengthen security co-operation between Japan and Canada.

06/16/25 17:30

Trump won’t commit to military support for Israel’s attacks on Iran

– Nathan VanderKlippe

Donald Trump would not commit U.S. military support to Israel’s attacks on Iran, and stopped short of calling for regime change in the country.

Rather than advocate for new leadership in Tehran as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done, Mr. Trump said, “I want to see no nuclear weapons in Iran, and we’re well on our way to make sure that happens.”

He spoke Monday in Kananaskis following a meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Across the G7 leadership, Mr. Starmer said, there is “absolute clarity in relation to the nuclear program. We do not want to see it.”

Mr. Trump was asked whether Israel can successfully destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities without support from the U.S. military, whose arsenal includes potent bunker-busting bombs that Israel does not possess.

“It’s irrelevant,” Mr. Trump responded, suggesting that Tehran is prepared to agree to terms that it was unwilling to accept before Israel’s attacks killed its senior leaders and destroyed some of its nuclear facilities.

“Iran basically is at the negotiating table,” Mr. Trump said. ”They want to make a deal.”

06/16/25 17:02

Equities end higher as oil prices pull back on truce hope

– Globe Staff, Reuters

U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday, as oil prices retreated after the Israel-Iran attacks left crude production and exports unaffected, easing investor concerns about the potential for higher energy prices to stoke inflation.

Canada’s main stock index also closed up, led by information technology stocks, with investors shaking off concerns around escalating Middle East tensions and instead focusing on the G7 summit. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 0.24 per cent at 26,568.61.

The commodity-heavy benchmark index fell 0.4 per cent on Friday after a record-setting run last week, buoyed by rising commodity prices, lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data and optimism around the U.S.-China trade deal. Shortly after the open on Monday, the exchange touched an all-time high of 26,670.69 points.

06/16/25 16:54

Protesters urge action on Ukraine, Gaza wars and climate change

– The Associated Press

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A small group of protesters have set up in a designated demonstration zone in downtown Banff near the G7 summit site.

Some, with Ukrainian flags around their shoulders, are protesting Russia’s invasion of the country.

Others are denouncing Israel’s war on Gaza.

Some climate protesters are also holding up signs, including one reading, “Oil and Gas Doesn’t Love You Back.”

06/16/25 16:43

Japanese PM and President Trump meet on sidelines of G7 amid tariff concerns

– Reuters

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Monday as Tokyo urges Washington to drop the auto tariffs that threaten to slow Japan’s economy, the Japanese government said.

Ishiba wants Trump to end the 25-per-cent auto tariff he imposed on Japanese cars and a 24-per-cent reciprocal tariff on pause until July 9.

06/16/25 16:11

No breakthrough but progress made in Canada-U.S. talks, LeBlanc says

– Nathan VanderKlippe

A private meeting between Donald Trump and Mark Carney did not yield a breakthrough in trade and tariff talks, nor did a subsequent meeting between high-ranking officials from Canada and the U.S. at the G7 summit in Alberta.

But talks are not “blocked,” said Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of Canada Dominic LeBlanc, who has led Canada’s trade agenda with the U.S.

“I would have liked it to be two weeks ago. I would have liked it to be in May. But that doesn’t mean we stop doing the work,” he said.

Mr. LeBlanc declined to say which sectors have proven difficult in Canada’s bid to escape U.S. tariffs, nor would he commit to a timeline to striking a deal with the Trump administration.

But he said the discussion today between Mr. Trump and Mr. Carney was a good sign.

“A large focus of that conversation was around trade and the tariffs that have been imposed and counterimposed,” he said. “We are confident, I think — positive — that we made progress.”

06/16/25 15:53

No Canada-U.S. trade deal today, but more meetings to come

– Nathan VanderKlippe

Canada and the U.S. have yet to reach an agreement on trade and tariffs, but have accelerated talks with plans to meet again later this week.

Canada, which has been struck by a series of import taxes by the U.S. since Donald Trump returned to office, ”is arguing for removal of tariffs,” said Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S.

”Our goal is to get the tariffs off, to get to a place of stability — and to then talk to the President” about any kind of transformation that can take place between the two countries, Ms. Hillman said today.

”We have a President who is very convinced of the policy that he has around tariffs in order to achieve some of his policy goals. We are very convinced that applying that policy to Canada is actually detrimental to his overall goals and we are trying to get there with him and his officials so that they understand our perspective.”

06/16/25 15:22

Starmer says U.S.-U.K. trade deal to be completed ‘very soon’ ahead of meeting with Trump at summit

– Reuters

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Britain and the United States should finalize “very soon” the implementation of a trade deal agreed to last month, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

Mr. Trump is expected to sign a proclamation on the terms of the deal covering steel, ethanol, autos and beef, three sources familiar with the matter said.

Work on the proclamation has been completed, but it was not immediately clear if Mr. Trump would sign it when he meets with Mr. Starmer later today, the sources said.

“I’m certainly seeing President Trump today and I’m going to discuss with him our trade deal,” Mr. Starmer told reporters on the sidelines of a G7 meeting.

“I’m very pleased that we made that trade deal, and we’re in the final stages now of implementation, and I expect that to be completed very soon.”

06/16/25 15:00

Pro-Khalistan demonstrators gather at Calgary’s city hall

– Carrie Tait

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Hi folks,

Carrie Tait here. I’m a reporter in The Globe and Mail’s Calgary bureau and today I’m covering G7 demonstrations.

A few dozen protesters have gathered at Calgary’s City Hall, one of the G7’s designated demonstration zones, complete with a camera feed to the summit site in Kananaskis.

Sikhs For Justice organized the rally, with demonstrators carrying yellow flags in support of Khalistan, a proposed homeland for Sikhs.

The group says G7 leaders should hold Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accountable for the deaths of Sikh activists around the world, according to SFJ organizer Kuljeet Singh.

The demonstration will last two days, Mr. Singh said.

“The Indian government is a fascist regime,” he said.

Demonstrators travelled to Calgary from Europe, the United States and the Indian state of Punjab, he said, adding that the G7 summit gives Sikh activists access to an international stage.

“Your voice can be heard worldwide,” the Canadian-born Sikh said.

The rally is calm, with leaders on the mic calling for the establishment of Khalistan. At the edge of the plaza, large cutouts depict Mr. Modi dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs.

Then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood in Parliament in September, 2023, and alleged that agents of the Indian government assassinated Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down outside a temple in Surrey, B.C., months earlier.

The demonstrators in Calgary blamed Mr. Nijjar’s death on the Indian Prime Minister.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, unlike his predecessor, has not said whether he believes the Indian government played a role. India denies the allegations.

06/16/25 14:32

Ukrainian Canadian Congress calls on G7 leaders to increase military support to Ukraine, increase Russian sanctions

– The Canadian Press

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The Ukrainian Canadian Congress calls on the leaders of the G7 to “substantially” increase military support to Ukraine, increase sanctions on Russia and seize $300 billion in Russian assets.

In a news release, national president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Alexandra Chyczij says the leaders have the means to “force Russia to stop its genocidal war of aggression against Ukraine.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accepted an invitation to attend the G7 summit, and is expected to arrive on Tuesday.

06/16/25 14:24

G7 leaders agree on strategy to protect critical mineral supply, draft document says

– Reuters

Group of Seven leaders on Monday provisionally agreed on a strategy to help protect the supply of critical minerals and bolster their economies, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters.

The draft, which a source said had not yet been approved by U.S. President Donald Trump, also said minerals markets should reflect the real costs of responsible extraction, processing, and trade of critical minerals.

China’s decision in April to suspend exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets disrupted supplies needed by automakers, computer chip manufacturers and military contractors around the world.

Trump last week said Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to let rare earth minerals and magnets flow to the United States. Rare earths and other critical minerals, though, remain a source of leverage for Beijing.

“Non-market policies and practices in the critical minerals sector threaten our ability to acquire many critical minerals,” the draft said.

“Recognizing this threat to our economies, as well as various other risks to the resilience of our critical minerals supply chains, we will work together and with partners beyond the G7 to swiftly protect our economic and national security.”

This included anticipating critical minerals shortages, coordinating responses to deliberate market disruption, and diversifying mining, processing, manufacturing, and recycling, it said.

06/16/25 13:58

Donald Trump’s maple leaf pin

– Nathan VanderKlippe

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Donald Trump arrived in Kananaskis wearing something unusual: a pin with the Canadian flag.

Mr. Trump typically wears a U.S. flag on his left lapel, in addition to the red ball caps he favours.

But on the opening day of the G7 summit, he arrived with a second lapel pin, one that combined the Maple Leaf and the Stars and Stripes.

What it means is, at the moment, open for conjecture — although Mr. Trump said the primary focus for the U.S. at the G7 “will be trade - and trade with Canada.”

For those closely watching Mr. Trump’s body language, the Canada-U.S. flag pin had extra meaning because it came as a surprise.

It “was not provided in any welcome gift from us, that’s all him,” said Emily Williams, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office.

Other members of the U.S. delegation, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also arrived with Maple Leaf pins.

“No pins were given in the welcome basket, so Rubio and others wearing them would have also brought them themselves,” Ms. Williams said.

06/16/25 13:53

Broad outline of what Ottawa wants in a trade deal

– Nathan VanderKlippe

Donald Trump says Canada’s proposal for a trade deal is “complex.” The U.S. President favours tariffs, which he called simple and easy.

What is it, then, that Prime Minister Mark Carney is proposing?

Few details have emerged about what the two men have discussed in recent weeks — and today in Kananaskis, in a private meeting before the formal start of G7 talks.

But Ottawa has revealed the broad outlines of what it wants.

“From day one, Carney and his team have been pitching security and defence co-operation in return for trade access with insistence that existing trade agreements are valid legal documents,” said Jeremy Paltiel, a professor of political science at Carleton University. Mr. Trump, by contrast, ”wants a minimum tariff floor like he got with the U.K.”

The question for Canada “is how much trade access for what kind of security and defence cooperation and does that mean coordination and what kind of coordination in U.S. efforts to constrain China?” Prof. Paltiel said in an e-mail.

“It’s too complicated to put on the kind of one pager that Trump prefers (he alluded to that), and the devil is in the details, with Trump not a details man (which Carney is). But it does seem that Trump, after a long delay, is warming to the concept, but is still gunning to extract higher concessions than CUSMA might allow.”

06/16/25 13:38

Carney rebukes nostalgia of Trump’s MAGA appeal

– Nathan VanderKlippe

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Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” has served as a potent appeal to the sensibilities of those who pine for a better past.

Prime Minister Mark Carney offered a rebuke of that notion today as the leaders of the G7 prepared for their first meeting in Alberta.

“Nostalgia isn’t a strategy,” he said in brief opening remarks. “We have to change with the times and to build a better world.”

Mr. Carney then leavened his comments with flattery for Mr. Trump, who he said has “anticipated these massive changes” and is “taking bold measures to address them.”

But his comments pointed to the depth of the divisions he will attempt to bridge in the next two days, in part by appealing to the need for unity.

“We all know there can be no security without economic prosperity and no prosperity without resilience,” he said. “And in a world where shocks flow across the borders, that resilience comes from co-operation — co-operation that starts around this table.”

Mr. Carney then issued his own appeal to the past, pointing to the parallels between the first G6 meeting 50 years ago in France, when democratic leaders met to discuss a global financial crisis, stagflation and difficulties in the Middle East.

A half-century later, he said, leaders are once again “meeting at one of those hinge moments, those turning points in history.

“We will have open, frank discussions over the course of the next two days,” Mr. Carney said. ”We might not agree on absolutely every issue. But where we will co-operate, we will make an enormous difference — for our citizens and for the world — and bring the next era of prosperity, I hope, to the benefit of those we serve.”

06/16/25 13:22

Trump and Carney bring entourages to bilateral trade talks

– Mark Rendell

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Donald Trump and Mark Carney showed up to their bilateral meeting this morning with a significant entourage in tow – one sign of the seriousness with which both sides are working to hammer out some sort of trade deal.

“We have a very talented group of people, you do too, and I know they work together very well,” Mr. Trump said in a brief appearance alongside Mr. Carney before the meeting.

Sitting on the U.S. side of the table:

• Pete Hoekstra, U.S. Ambassador to Canada
• Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
• Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury
• Susie Wiles, the President’s chief of staff
• Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff for policy
• Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative
• Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council
• Nels Nordquist, deputy assistant to the President for international economic policy

On the Canadian side:

• Dominic LeBlanc, Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade
• Marco Mendicino, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff
• Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States
• Thomas Pitfield, principal secretary to the Prime Minister
• Braden Caley, deputy chief of staff
• Tim Krupa, director of policy
• Lisa Jorgensen, senior adviser on Canada-U.S. relations
• Scott Gilmore, senior adviser on foreign, defence and security policy

06/16/25 13:12

Trump and Carney’s small talk on the world stage

– Nathan VanderKlippe

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What do the world’s most powerful democratic leaders talk about as they pose for pictures?

The weather.

Or, in the case of Donald Trump, how well the weather co-operated with his recent military parade.

Cameras caught Mr. Trump and Mark Carney chatting as they posed with Mr. Carney’s wife, Diana Fox, beside burbling waters at an official opening of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta..

“It’s so beautiful,” Mr. Trump said as he walked out into the sunshine dappling the Canadian Rockies.

“Perfect weather for it,” Mr. Carney responded.

Mr. Trump then offered his own weather observations, referring to forecasts for the military parade held Saturday on his birthday.

“They said 100 per cent chance of rain,” Mr. Trump said.

“Didn’t rain.”

06/16/25 12:59

Mark Carney, wife Diana Fox Carney welcome G7 leaders at official ceremony

06/16/25 12:53

Canada-U.S. bilateral meeting lasts over an hour

– Steven Chase

The Canada-U.S. bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump lasted 70 minutes, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

06/16/25 12:47

Trump says ‘not so much’ standing in way of trade deal with Canada

- Steven Chase

U.S. President Donald Trump said “not so much” is holding up an economic and security deal with Canada as he began his first full day at the G7 summit.

After a private meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Mr. Trump said Canada and the United States will see if they can resolve their differences today and doesn’t think there are tremendous obstacles to a deal.

“I think we have different concepts. I have a tariff concept. Mark has a different concept, which is something that some people like, but we’re going to see if we can get to the bottom of it today,” Mr. Trump said.

The tête-à-tête between Mr. Carney and Mr. Trump is the first time the pair have met in person since the Prime Minister visited the White House in early May. Mr. Trump’s trip also marks his first visit to Canada since he began pitching Canadians on becoming the “51st state” – a campaign that has largely fallen on deaf ears.

Read more about the meeting here.

06/16/25 12:27

Trump remains a ‘tariff person’ as he negotiates with Canada

- Mark Rendell

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In his first G7 media appearance, Donald Trump sounded confident that some sort of trade deal could be reached with Canada in the near term. It’s not clear, however, how much this would involve removing tariffs.

“I’m a tariff person. I’ve always been a tariff person. It’s simple, it’s easy, it’s precise,” Mr. Trump said, before heading into a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. “I think Mark has a more complex idea, but also a very good one. So we’re going to look at both.”

The comments demonstrate the challenge Canadian negotiators face as they push to get Mr. Trump to back down on his punitive levies on steel, aluminum, automobiles and other Canadian products that don’t comply with the continental free trade agreement’s rules of origin. Mr. Trump sees tariffs as a panacea to achieve multiple economic goals, from raising revenue to plug the U.S. fiscal deficit, to encouraging manufacturers to set up shop in the U.S. It will be hard for Canada to convince him otherwise.

The two deals Mr. Trump has cut so far – with Britain and China – have both left tariffs in place. The U.K. deal, which is viewed as a model for what other countries can expect from Mr. Trump, offered sector-specific tariff relief on steel and aluminum and set a quota for car imports but kept a baseline 10-per-cent tariff in place.

06/16/25 12:21

Opinion: Trump still can’t get over Putin’s G7 exclusion

- Campbell Clark

Hello, I’m Campbell Clark, a political columnist based in The Globe and Mail’s Ottawa bureau, today at the G7 summit media centre in Banff.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s first comments at the summit this morning showed he is still strangely obsessed with the exclusion of Russian President Vladimir Putin from the group more than a decade ago.

At a photo op before a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Mr. Trump volunteered that it was a mistake to kick Russia out of the group – then the G8 – in 2014. He blamed former president Barack Obama and former prime minister Justin Trudeau.

“Obama didn’t want him, and the head of your country didn’t want him,” Mr. Trump said, naming Mr. Trudeau several times and calling it a mistake. “You wouldn’t have a war right now,” he added.

That’s certainly a unique view of history. Russia was kicked out of the G8 in 2014 after its first invasion of Ukraine. Worth noting: Mr. Trudeau did not become prime minister until November, 2015.

You can bet Mr. Trump’s view on Russia isn’t shared by other G7 leaders. On Sunday night, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recalled that Kananaskis was the site of another summit.

“In 2002, the G7 met here as the G8. Russia was still at the table and was seemingly seeking closer ties with the West,” she said. “What we saw then as a chance for peace turned out to be, as we all know, to be a vast illusion.”

06/16/25 12:11

Trump says Iran should talk about de-escalating ‘before it’s too late’

– Nathan VanderKlippe

Iran is interested in de-escalating its destructive exchange of attacks with Israel, U.S. President Donald Trump says.

Iran would “like to talk,” Mr. Trump said today at the G7 summit.

But “they should have done that before. They had 60 days. And on the 61st day, I said, ‘We don’t have a deal,’” he added, referring to talks on Tehran’s nuclear program.

Israel has killed senior members of the Iranian regime and attacked its military and nuclear facilities. Iran in exchange has fired waves of drones and missiles at Israel, killing several civilians and injuring scores.

“It’s painful for both parties,” Mr. Trump said. “But I’d say Iran is not winning this war. And they should talk. And they should talk immediately, before it’s too late.”

Mr. Trump was asked what it would take for the U.S. to become involved militarily in the conflict.

“I don’t want to talk about that,” he said.

06/16/25 11:58

Trump says it was a mistake to throw Russia out of G8, wouldn’t mind China joining

– Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that it was a mistake to throw Russia out of the G8 and that he wouldn’t mind China joining the G7, in comments he made while attending the Group of Seven summit in Canada.

06/16/25 11:53

Carney says he looks forward to working with Trump, G7 countries on geopolitics and economy

– Nathan VanderKlippe

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Mark Carney opened his remarks after a private meeting with Donald Trump with flattery, congratulating the U.S. President on his birthday this past weekend and noting that this year’s summit “marks the 50th birthday of the G7.

”And the G7 is nothing without U.S. leadership – and so your personal leadership, the leadership of the United States,” Mr. Carney said.

He told Mr. Trump he was looking forward to working alongside G7 partners “with your leadership” on issues such as geopolitics, the economy and technology.

06/16/25 11:47

Trade with Canada the focus of private meeting, says Trump

– Nathan VanderKlippe

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Speaking after his private meeting with Mark Carney, Donald Trump said, “Our primary focus will be trade - and trade with Canada.”

He noted that differences remain on how to proceed but suggested that an agreement could come quickly.

“We’re going to see if we can get to the bottom of it today,” Mr. Trump said. “I’m a tariff person. I’ve always been a tariff person. It’s simple, it’s easy, it’s precise and it just goes very quickly.”

“I think Mark has a more complex idea, but also very good,” Mr. Trump added. “So we’re going to look at both and we’re going to see.”

Canada has yet to respond to Mr. Trump’s imposition of 50-per-cent tariffs on steel and aluminum, saying instead that it hopes to find some resolution through talks.

“We are in intensive negotiations with the Americans and in parallel preparing reprisals if those negotiations do not succeed,” Mr. Carney said in Ottawa earlier this month.

06/16/25 11:40

Carney, Trump private meeting lasted nearly 25 minutes

– Nathan VanderKlippe

The private meeting between Mr. Carney and Mr. Trump began at 11:10 a.m. ET (9:10 a.m. local time) and lasted nearly 25 minutes.

06/16/25 11:27

Carney and Trump meeting begins at G7 summit

– Steven Chase and Nathan VanderKlippe

Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump are currently meeting alone at Kananaskis, the Prime Minister’s Office says.

The two leaders are having a one-on-one meeting first, before a broader bilateral discussion between the two countries that will include other ministers and advisers.

06/16/25 11:25

Which countries are in the G7?

– Moira Wyton

The Group of Seven has, perhaps obviously, seven member states and comprises some of the world’s major economies: Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany and Japan.

The European Union is a “non-enumerated member” of the informal grouping and sends a representative to the leaders’ summits.

Read more about the G7 and who will be attending the Alberta summit here.

06/16/25 11:21

PMO releases Carney’s itinerary for the second day of the G7 summit

– Globe staff

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11 a.m. ET: Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

12 p.m ET: Mr. Carney will welcome G7 leaders to Kananaskis, Alta.

12:30 p.m. ET: Mr. Carney will participate in a working session on the global economic outlook.

2:10 p.m. ET: Mr. Carney will meet with the President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

2:30 p.m. ET: Mr. Carney will participate in a working lunch on economic growth, security and resilience.

4:10 p.m. ET: Mr. Carney will meet with the Prime Minister of Japan, Ishiba Shigeru.

4:45 p.m. ET: Mr. Carney will participate in a working session on making communities safe.

6:15 p.m. ET: Mr. Carney will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron.

6:50 p.m. ET: Mr. Carney will meet with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

7:45 p.m. ET: Mr. Carney will participate in a G7 family photo.

8 p.m. ET: Mr. Carney will participate in the G7 working dinner on making the world secure.

06/16/25 11:18

Germany’s Friedrich Merz hopes for steps towards tariff solution at G7 summit

– Reuters

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he hoped there would be steps towards a solution to a tariff dispute with the United States at this week’s G7 meeting, even if a solution itself could not be reached at the summit.

Speaking to reporters, he also said European countries in the Group of Seven nations were preparing a communique on Iran that said Iran should not possess nuclear weapons and that Israel has a right to defend itself.

“And then we have to see whether there are opportunities to discuss customs policy on the sidelines of this meeting,” Merz said.

“There won’t be a solution at this summit, but we could perhaps take small steps toward a solution,” he added.

06/16/25 11:14

US-UK trade deal to be completed ‘very soon,’ says Starmer

– Reuters

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Britain and the United States should finalize “very soon” the implementation of a trade deal agreed last month, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

“I’m certainly seeing President Trump today, and I’m going to discuss with him our trade deal,” Starmer told reporters on the sidelines of a Group of Seven meeting.

“I’m very pleased that we made that trade deal, and we’re in the final stages now of implementation, and I expect that to be completed very soon.”

Britain was the first country to agree a deal for lower tariffs from Trump, with the U.S. reducing tariffs on imports of UK cars, aluminium and steel, and Britain agreeing to lower tariffs on U.S. beef and ethanol.

But implementation of the deal has been delayed while details were finalized.

On steel and aluminium, the U.S. agreed to lower the 25-per-cent tariffs on imports from Britain to zero, subject to setting a quota for British steel imports that must meet supply chain requirements.

Britain had avoided tariffs of up to 50 per cent on steel and aluminium that the U.S. imposed on other countries earlier this month, but could face elevated tariffs from July 9 unless a deal to implement the tariff reduction is reached.

06/16/25 10:41

G7 leaders call for Israel-Iran de-escalation in draft statement

– Reuters

Group of Seven leaders have a draft joint statement calling for de-escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, according to two sources and a draft seen by Reuters.

U.S. President Donald Trump has not signed off on the draft however, the sources said. The draft commits to safeguarding market stability, including energy markets, and says Israel has the right to defend itself.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

06/16/25 10:19

EU prepares to deepen defence relationship with Canada as G7 summit begins

– Nathan VanderKlippe

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The European Union is preparing for a closer defence relationship with Canada, holding out the possibility that Ottawa will be invited later this month to join a massive joint procurement program.

Canada and Europe are working toward a security and defence partnership ahead of a summit in Brussels next week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Kananaskis on Sunday, shortly after arriving for the G7 summit.

This is “a moment where we can strengthen Canada’s role in Europe’s rapidly evolving defence architecture,” she said. Europe has embarked upon a €150-billion Security Action for Europe, or SAFE, investment plan, and “the security and defence partnership will basically open the door for joint talks with Canada on their access to our SAFE program,” Ms. von der Leyen said.

”We will be stepping up our today already very, very close relationship with Canada.”

The European delegation has arrived in Alberta determined to link issues of defence and economic growth, particularly in talks with the U.S. as it struggles to reach a deal with President Donald Trump ahead of July 9, when a suspension of planned U.S. 50 per cent tariffs is set to expire.

Read the full story here.

06/16/25 10:03

In Kananaskis, a special security challenge: How to keep world leaders safe from grizzlies

– Nathan VanderKlippe

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Of all the security measures cloaked in secrecy by those charged with keeping world leaders safe in the Canadian Rockies, one stands out: the exact dimensions of the fence erected to keep the bears at bay.

Just how much bear fence has been installed for the G7 summit is, police say, information too sensitive to disclose.

The summit location in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country offers obvious defensive advantages for the military planners and personal protective details whose job it is to foresee potential threats. Prime ministers and presidents will be ensconced by the grandeur of a mountain landscape that any potential attacker would find difficult to penetrate. A single highway bisects much of Kananaskis Country, making it simple to block the arrival of anyone unwanted or potentially dangerous.

The grizzlies, though, are not so easily obstructed.

An estimated 65 grizzly bears live in Kananaskis. More roam the wooded slopes of nearby Banff National Park. Their ability to slip across natural barriers that would thwart a human has made them one of the risks that are top of mind for the G7.

Enter the fence.

Read the full story here.

06/16/25 09:48

Zelensky plans to discuss weapons purchases with Trump on G7 sidelines

- Reuters

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday he planned to discuss new weapons purchases for Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Mr. Zelensky, who is visiting Austria, will attend the Group of Seven summit on Tuesday, where he hopes to meet Mr. Trump on the sidelines of the meeting.

“One of the questions that I will discuss with President Trump during the meeting is the defence package that Ukraine is ready to buy,” Zelensky told a news conference in Vienna.

06/16/25 09:17

Protesters gather as G7 Leaders’ Summit gets under way in Alberta

- The Canadian Press

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As world leaders gather at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., Lesley Boyer has a message.

The Calgary grandmother is angry that U.S. President Donald Trump keeps talking about Canada becoming his country’s 51st state.

Sitting in a wheelchair at Calgary City Hall on Sunday, Ms. Boyer held up a sign with an expletive aimed at Trump.

“I’ve been waving my sign around the cameras and hopefully he’ll see it … go away Trump. We don’t want you here,” she said.

Ms. Boyer was among several hundred people — including labour, youth, Indigenous, political and environmental activists — protesting before most of the G7 leaders had touched down in the city.

Others at the protest also had anti-American signs reading “Yankee Go Home,” “Elbows Up” and “True North Strong and Peeved.”

The city hall location is one of three designated protest zones in Calgary and Banff, where demonstrations are to be broadcast on TVs set up for the leaders in Kananaskis, which has been closed to the public.

06/16/25 09:00

Carney to meet Trump at G7 on Monday morning, PMO says

- Steven Chase

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Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to hold a one-on-one meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit, providing an opportunity for the two leaders to make progress on resolving a damaging three-month trade war.

Mr. Trump, asked if he expected any trade deals to be reached during the summit, told reporters Sunday as he headed to Canada that he expects to clinch some agreements.

“I think we’ll have a few new trade deals, yeah,” he said.

The Monday tête-à-tête between Mr. Carney and Mr. Trump is set to be the first time the pair have met in person since the Prime Minister visited the White House in early May. Mr. Trump’s trip also marks his first visit to Canada since he began pitching Canadians on becoming the “51st state.”

As The Globe and Mail reported last week, Canada and the U.S. are exchanging potential terms of agreement in closely held talks on an economic and security deal.

Read the full story here.

06/16/25 09:00

World leaders hope to find common voice at G7 amid shifting status quo

- Nathan VanderKlippe

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In Greenland, French President Emmanuel Macron used an official visit Sunday to condemn Donald Trump’s desire to annex the Arctic island. In Ottawa, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined with his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, to press for fair global trade and respect for sovereignty – both thinly veiled ripostes to Mr. Trump and his agenda of tariffs and territorial expansion.

Ottawa has described the G7 as a place “for Canada and its allies to confront the challenges of our time, united in a common cause.” New conflicts have given fresh urgency to that task, including the increasingly destructive – and bloody – attacks between Israel and Iran.

Instead, the final hours before the summit sowed new seeds of discord between those seeking to preserve an international status quo and Mr. Trump, who is determined to rupture it.

Mr. Macron’s six-hour stop in Greenland, made en route to Canada, was a pointed message to Mr. Trump, one the French leader underscored by saying the U.S. threat to take ownership of Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, is not “what allies do.”

“Greenland is not to be sold, not to be taken,” Mr. Macron said.

Mr. Starmer and Mr. Carney, meanwhile, agreed to restart trade talks, saying they will “strengthen trade ties as trusted, reliable partners.” They made additional pledges to link arms on development of nuclear fusion, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies.

Read the full story here.

06/16/25 09:00

Who is attending the G7 summit in Alberta this week?

- Moira Wyton

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World leaders from Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.S., along with the European Union, will be at the G7 until Tuesday. All the heads of state of G7 countries are expected to attend, including U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Five of the seven member states in the informal grouping of some of the world’s most advanced economies have new leaders since last year, including Canada. But in addition to those nations, the host also typically invites leaders from other countries and organizations.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has already made waves with invitations that have signaled his economic and foreign-policy priorities and, in some cases, stirred controversy ahead of his first G7 leaders’ summit.

This year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are also expected to attend.

Here’s the full list of the world leaders who are attending.