It’s the big G7 leaders’ summit today and tomorrow, so expect wall-to-wall coverage on that for the next 48 to 72 hours or so, depending if we have any eruptions (which could very well happen). Here’s a piece setting the stage for the event, where the side conversations with the additional leaders invited are also going to play a key part in the event. The ongoing Israel-Iran conflict is likely going to also feature in the discussions. Here is a look at some of the agenda items that Carney had laid out, including quantum technologies. Here’s a look at the security in the region, which is helped by the fact that it’s an isolated location with no local services.

Things got off to an early start with Keir Starmer arriving on Saturday evening for dinner with Mark Carney, before the pair went to a local pub to take in the hockey game together (which was apparently on mute in the local Royal Oak, because of course it was a Royal Oak). They had a formal meeting in West Block on Sunday morning, and talked about more trade and bilateral cooperation on a number of files. Carney will have a sit-down with Trump this morning before the summit begins formally.

The rest of the leaders began arriving in Calgary Sunday afternoon. So far we’ve had one civilian aircraft enter the restricted airspace and needing to be chased down by CF-18s. And on his way to the G7, French president Emmanuel Macron had a stopover in Greenland to offer support against American aggression.

Ukraine Dispatch

Russians struck the Kremenchuk oil refinery in the Poltava region, which provides fuel to Ukrainian forces. A recent attack also damaged the Boeing office in Kyiv. Russia handed over another 1200 Ukrainian war dead on Sunday.

Good reads:

• Mark Carney says he has no plans to deal with 24 Sussex, which is ridiculously cowardly at this point.
• The federal government is urging Canadians to avoid travel to Israel.
• NSIRA warns that the RCMP is not properly taking care of confidential informants and they need serious more accountability and oversight. (To say the least).
• Global News and former Liberal MP Han Dong have reached a settlement in Dong’s lawsuit regarding their reporting on his activities.
• There was one political assassination and one attempted assassination in Minnesota over the weekend (because that’s where America is at).
• Former federal Cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez won the Quebec Liberal leadership contest on Saturday.
• Danielle Smith defended plans to start charging for COVID vaccines, saying too many doses went unused (not that her government actively promoted them).
• Kevin Carmichael hears from some contrary economists who aren’t sure that the situation is as dire as we’ve come to believe it is.
• Shannon Proudfoot notes the ways in which Mark Carney is ignoring the actual hard parts of the ambitious plans he’s laying out.
• My weekend column looks at the kinds of cynicism that Carney is feeding, with moves that make it seem like perhaps Canadians voted in a conservative.

Odds and ends:

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