Carney’s task at G7 will be to keep the group alive as experts question the outcome
- Prime Minister Mark Carney will host the G7 summit from Sunday to Tuesday in Kananaskis, Alberta, bringing leaders of major democracies together.
- The summit follows a spring election that limited Canadian outreach and occurs amid tensions from U.S. President Trump's tariffs and Middle East conflicts.
- The agenda includes trade, Ukraine's war, climate disasters like wildfires, security issues, artificial intelligence, and many side one-on-one meetings are expected.
- Kerry Buck predicts only a brief leaders declaration to minimize damage, while John Kirton expects a significant summit performance despite no joint communiqué.
- Carney's key challenge will be maintaining G7 unity amid divergent views, likely resulting in coordinated documents rather than a consensus communiqué.
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Carney’s task at G7 will be to keep the group alive as experts question the outcome
As Prime Minister Mark Carney gets ready to host U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders at the G7 summit in Alberta, analysts say Canada’s most important goal will be to keep the G7 from falling apart — even if that means not issuing a joint statement.

Carney's task at G7 will be to keep the group alive as experts question the outcome
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Carney's first foreign policy test begins at G7 — amid Middle East crisis and Trump's trade war
Prime Minister Mark Carney will welcome leaders of the world's most powerful democratic countries Sunday for the start of a three-day meeting in the Rocky Mountains — a high-stakes summit that longtime G7 observers say could be one of the most consequential in years.
With the world aflame by war in the Middle East and Trump looking unpredictable - as always - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is called upon to balance on a tightrope at the G7 in Canada.
OTTAWA—As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to welcome U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders at the G7 Summit in Alberta, experts say that Canada's main objective will be to prevent the collapse of the G7, even if it means not publishing a joint statement. "Maintaining the unity of this informal international organization will, in my opinion, be a success story," said Senator Peter Boehm, a former diplomat who has played a central role…
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