Carney, Trump to meet Monday as leaders gather in Canada for G7 summit

Prime Minister Mark Carney will sit down with U.S. President Donald Trump for a one-on-one meeting first thing Monday morning ahead of the official start of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Alberta.

The bilateral sit-down, which the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed will be at 9 a.m. local time, comes as Canada and the U.S. work toward a new agreement on trade and security but have yet to produce a deal.

All eyes will be on whether Carney and Trump, who have been speaking directly for several weeks of sometimes-informal talks, can make further progress.

In an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block, Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada U.S trade who has led negotiations with the Trump administration, said Canada’s ultimate goal is to get Trump’s punishing tariffs removed.

He said progress was not going fast enough, however, and warned further economic retaliation could come soon if a deal isn’t reached.

“Our hope was that we would have made more progress before the president arrives in Alberta for the G7. We haven’t hit that sweet spot,” he said.

“If we conclude in a short period of time that we’re not close to a deal, obviously, as we’ve said, the country will look at what might be further measures to retaliate against that doubling of the steel and aluminum tariffs.”

Canada is hosting G7 leaders in Kananaskis for the annual summit, with official discussions on global issues taking place Monday and Tuesday. The global economy and the war in Ukraine are high on the agenda.

Leaders from the G7 and other international partners began arriving at the Rocky Mountain resort this weekend. Trump is due to travel to Canada on Sunday evening, after hosting a massive military parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer travelled to Ottawa on Saturday to meet with Carney for direct talks ahead of the G7 summit.

The meeting marked Carney’s first bilateral sit-down with a foreign leader in Canada since he became prime minister in March.

The two leaders had dinner at Carney’s official residence at Rideau Cottage, later taking in the NHL hockey game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers.

Speaking to reporters Sunday, Starmer said the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran will be a “centrepiece” of the talks in Kananaskis.

Carney and Starmer had their official meeting Sunday, with the two agreeing on new Canada-U.K. partnerships on trade, science and technology, and security, according to a joint statement from their offices.

The agreements include a new working group on deepening trade ties — a sign of progress after negotiations on a new trade deal were paused early in 2024, leaving in place a temporary deal signed after Brexit.

Canada and Britain will also collaborate on applying artificial intelligence tools to national security by working with the Canadian AI company Cohere, which will “develop their commitment to building cutting-edge data centres in Canada,” the joint statement said.

The company — whose CEO Aidan Gomez met with Carney and Starmer on Sunday — said in its own statement it will work with the Canadian government in its efforts to make the public service more efficient and productive, while pursuing AI solutions in defence, security and research in the U.K.

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Canada and the U.K. will also invest $5.7 million in funding over five years toward a joint “Common Good Cyber Fund” to combat digital transnational repression, as well as $14.8 million toward joint biomanufacturing research and development, the leaders announced Sunday.

Starmer told reporters Sunday that the two Commonwealth countries think and work alike, and that their longstanding and historic ties on economic and security matters are very much needed “in the here and now.”

“I’ve learned a lot from the prime minister over the years, I’m a great admirer of his, and the values that he’s bringing to bear to his government and internationally – particularly as we go to Kananaskis for the G7 – are those that we will be promoting,” said Carney.

Starmer said the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran will be a “centrepiece” of the talks in Kananaskis in addition to already-announced topics of discussion.

The leaders will travel separately to Calgary later on Sunday, where Carney is set to meet one-on-one with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of travelling to Kananaskis.

Beyond Albanese and Ramaphosa, Carney has also invited the leaders of India, South Korea, Mexico, Brazil and NATO to the summit.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will also attend, meeting with G7 and invited leaders at Tuesday’s working breakfast focused on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Monday’s working sessions will focus on the global economy and security matters, according to the official G7 schedule, while Tuesday will also see a session on energy security.

Carney has said Canada’s priorities as chair of the annual summit include strengthening peace and security, improving joint responses to wildfires, fortifying critical mineral supply chains and bolstering the use of artificial intelligence to spur economic growth.

The G7 includes the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada, as well as the European Union.

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