RCMP, City Police Brace for 'Largest Domestic Security Operation' as G7 Summit Nears
- The G7 summit will take place in Kananaskis, Alberta, from June 15 to 17, 2025, with extensive security operations underway.
- Security planning follows nearly nine months of preparation, reviewing past summit reports and addressing advanced technological threats like weaponized drones.
- An integrated security group including the RCMP, Calgary Police Service, Alberta sheriffs, conservation officers, and Canadian Armed Forces will manage the event and controlled access zones from June 10 to 18.
- RCMP superintendent David Hall described the G7 summit as one of the most extensive security efforts a country can undertake, highlighting preparations for anticipated protests with designated demonstration areas set up in Calgary, Banff, and near the Calgary airport, some of which will have infrastructure to livestream messages to summit leaders.
- The security effort aims to protect eight political leaders, mitigate cyber and drone threats, and involves policing demonstrations while encouraging public assembly in designated zones for safety.
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RCMP, City Police Brace for ‘Largest Domestic Security Operation’ as G7 Summit Nears
RCMP and local police say security planning is well underway for next month’s G7 summit in Alberta. Officials told The Canadian Press they’re expecting protesters and are taking steps to deal with new technological threats, such as the weaponization of drones. David Hall, Alberta RCMP superintendent and event security director for the G7 Integrated Safety and Security Group, told The Canadian Press the G7 is “the largest domestic security operat…
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