Prime minister Mark Carney will sit with the American president Donald Trump For an individual meeting on Monday morning before supervising the official start of the G7 leaders in Alberta.
Carney arrived in Calgary on Sunday afternoon for The rally with high issueswhere he was welcomed at the airport by the Prime Minister of Alberta Danielle Smith and the mayor of Calgary Jyoti Gondek.
Earlier in the day, Carney met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Ottawa and signed new economic and defense agreements with the United Kingdom, previewing International Canada which will probably continue in the coming days.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in the center on the right, and his wife Diana Fox Carney, on the right, are welcomed by the mayor of Calgary, Jyoti Gondek, on the left, and the first first Danielle Smith in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, June 15, 2025, to attend the meeting of G7 leaders which takes place in the neighboring community of Kananaskis. The Canadian press / Jeff McIntosh.
The bilateral Ansil on Monday with Trump, who, according to the Prime Minister’s office, will be at 9 a.m., when Canada and the United States are working on a new trade and security agreement, but have not yet produced an agreement.
All eyes will be on the question of whether Carney and Trump, who have been talking directly for several weeks of sometimes efficient talks, can progress.
In an interview that broadcast on Sunday The western block,, Dominic Leblanc, Minister responsible for the US trade in Canada, who led negotiations with the Trump administration, said that Canada’s ultimate goal was to make Trump’s punitive prices.
However, he said that progress did not go fast enough and have warned new economic reprisals could soon arrive if an agreement is not concluded.
“We hope that we would have made more progress before the arrival of the president in Alberta for the G7. We have not reached this Sweet Spot,” he said.
“If we conclude in a short period of time that we are not close to an agreement, obviously, as we have said, the country will examine what could be other measures to retaliate against this doubling of steel and aluminum prices.”
Canada welcomes G7 leaders in Kananaskis for the annual summit, with official discussions on global issues that take place on Monday and Tuesday. The global economy and current conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are raised on the agenda.
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Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in downtown Calgary on Sunday While leaders around the world have started to arrive.
Trump was among the last to arrive on Sunday evening, after Organize a huge military parade in Washington, DC on Saturday.
The other participants will probably also aim to obtain new transactions and conditions with Trump, which has upset the world economy with prices and threats to come.
Trump said “that there could be” when asked if he expected commercial transactions to be announced in the G7, but have not mentioned Canada or other countries specifically.
“Listen, we have our commercial offers-everything we have to do is send a letter (which says):” This is what you are going to have to pay, “he told journalists outside the White House while he was leaving for Calgary.
“But I think we are going to have some new commercial offers, yes.”
Brian Clow, who served in the office of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as an advisor to Canadian -American relations – including during Trump’s first term – Global News told that Carney should expect unpredictability.
“Donald Trump clearly said again and again, and his team said they like the prices and that they don’t want to withdraw them,” he said.
“The advice I would give to my former boss and all leader, and to the new Prime Minister, is that you must participate in a plan.”
The Starmer of the United Kingdom Meeting Carney in Ottawa
Carney spent the weekend with Starmer, who went to Ottawa for direct talks before the G7 summit.
The meeting marked the first bilateral seated by Carney with a foreign leader in Canada since he became Prime Minister in March.
The fact that it is with Starmer “makes sense,” said the Canadian leader on Sunday to journalists, given the historical ties between the two countries and the British family roots of Carney and the previous mandate at the head of the Bank of England.
The two leaders dined on Saturday at the official residence of Carney in Rideau Cottage, later taking the NHL hockey match between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers.
On Sunday, Carney and Starmer brought to New Canada-Uk Partnerships on trade, science and technology and security, according to a joint declaration from their offices.
Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, on the right, meets Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer in his office on Parliament hill in Ottawa on Sunday, June 15, 2025. The Canadian press / Justin Tang.
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The agreements include a new working group on the deepening of commercial links – a sign of progress after negotiations on a new trade agreement were interrupted in early 2024, leaving a temporary agreement signed after Brexit.
Canada and Great Britain will also collaborate in the application of artificial intelligence tools for national security by working with the Canadian Company of IA Cohere, which will “develop their commitment to building advanced data centers in Canada,” said the joint declaration.
The company – whose CEO Aidan Gomez met Carney and Starmer on Sunday – said in his own declaration that she will work with the Canadian government in her efforts to make the public service more efficient and more productive, while pursuing AI solutions for defense, security and research in the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom
Canada and the United Kingdom will also invest $ 5.7 million in more than five years of funding for a joint “common cyber-foundation” to combat digital transnational repression, as well as $ 14.8 million for joint biopingation research and development, managers announced on Sunday.
Starmer told journalists on Sunday that the two Commonwealth countries are thinking and working in the same way, and that their long -standing and historical links on economic and security issues are very necessary “here and now”.
“I have learned a lot from the Prime Minister over the years, I am a great admirer and the values he brings to his government and internationally – especially as we go to Kananaskis for the G7 – are those that we promote,” said Carney.
Carney was to meet a counter one with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday before going to Kananaskis.
Beyond the Albanians and Ramaphosa, Carney also invited the leaders of India, South Korea, Mexico, Brazil and NATO at the top.
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will also assist, will meet the G7 and invite leaders during the Tuesday working breakfast focused on the Russian-Ukraine war.
Starmer told Ottawa that climbing the conflict between Israel and Iran will be a “centerpiece” of talks in Kananaskis in addition to discussion topics already announced.
Monday work sessions will focus on the global economy and security issues, according to the official G7 calendar, while Tuesday will also see a session on energy security.
Carney said Canada’s priorities as president of the annual summit include strengthening peace and security, improving joint forest fire responses, strengthening critical mineral supply chains and strengthening the use of artificial intelligence to stimulate economic growth.
The G7 includes the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada, as well as the European Union.