Donald Trump confirmed to visit Alberta for G7 Summit next month
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the G7 Summit in Alberta next month, the White House said on Thursday.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Trump will be visiting while holding a press briefing.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will welcome Trump and other G7 members, including President of France Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer, to Kananaskis, Alta, from June 15 to 17.
The Group of Seven (G7) is an informal grouping of seven of the world’s advanced economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, in addition to the European Union.
The notion of Trump coming to Alberta for the summit caused pushback from some Canadians, with a petition calling for his exclusion from the event garnering more than 60,000 signatures.
In preparation for the summit, security will be tight and RCMP revealed earlier this year that there will be a controlled access zone (CAZ) around key summit venues from June 10 to June 18.
RCMP added that accreditation is mandatory for everyone who wants to access the CAZ during the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit.
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There will be two access points to the Kananaskis Village secure zone via Highway 40, with the north vehicle screening area being about 18 kilometres south of Highway 40 and Highway 1 junction, near the Mount Lorette ponds. The south vehicle screening area will be about 10 kilometers south of the north vehicle screening area.
Access to this zone will be restricted to authorized personnel, residents, and businesses. The public is asked to try their best to avoid these high security points. Specific details on access points and credentials will be shared closer to the event.
The RCMP added that to ensure the security of the summit, temporary airspace restrictions will be enforced over the event area during the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit.
These temporary restrictions will apply to all unauthorized aircrafts, including drones, within the designated no-fly zone.
Alberta last held the meeting in June 2002, when Prime Minister Jean Chretien welcomed G8 world leaders to Kananaskis, including President George W. Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Donald Trump visited Canada just once during his first presidency, spending time in La Malbaie, Quebec, during the 44th G7 summit.
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