Albertans preparing for the ‘stress’ and ‘opportunity’ of hosting G7 summit
Global News
Preparations are in full swing as Alberta prepares to host the G7 summit -- featuring leaders from many of the world's top economies -- in Kananaskis from June 15-17.
Removing international trade barriers, investing in clean energy, critical minerals and artificial intelligence, strengthening protections against cyber crime and better cooperation to address emerging global health threats — those are among the recommendations business leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have put forward as the their leaders prepare for their summit in Kananaskis, west of Calgary, in June.
The business leaders met in Ottawa this week, and next week federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem will host their G7 counterparts for a meeting in Banff, in preparation for the leaders summit.
But the main event — the summit of G7 leaders from Canada, the U.S., France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom — will take place in Kananaskis from June 15-17.
Security is the responsibility of the Integrated Safety and Security Group (ISSG), led by the RCMP with contributions from the Calgary Police Service, Alberta Sheriffs’ Branch, Alberta Forestry and Parks and the Canadian Armed Forces.
For the ISSG, working to secure the area around Kananaskis to protect the 70 official guests and 2,000 delegates is a massive task, especially with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has been the subject of at least one assassination attempt, expected to attend.
Kananaskis also hosted the G7 Summit in 2002.
Rob Huebert, director of the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, said, “One of the reasons Kananaskis is so popular is you’ve got the ability to physically isolate the decision-makers and their entourage within a fairly secured area.”
A large area around Kananaskis village will be closed to the general public for more than a week during the summit. Closures and restrictions will be put in place for both air and ground traffic and dozens of trails in the area will be closed.
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