G7

Atlantic fishers are feeling the pinch as Japan brings in cheap Russian product rather than Canadian snow crabs, with federal ministers and provincial premiers saying they are raising the issue with Japanese officials.

A G7 meeting over the weekend is being criticized by environmental advocates for not reflecting the urgency of the climate crisis, but a close look at the meeting reveals an emerging strategy for how Canada plans to advance its interests this year.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked Canada to form closer ties during a visit to Ottawa that experts say comes at a time when the two countries have significant geopolitical alignment.

Group of Seven leaders considered a possible cap on the price of Russian gas exports on Monday, June 27, 2022, as a way to put the squeeze on the funding for Vladimir Putin's war with Ukraine.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more money for Ukraine on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, — including a $200-million loan through the International Monetary Fund — at the end of the Group of Seven leaders' summit in Germany.

Canada pledged $50 million to prevent Ukrainian grain from going to waste on Sunday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to work with G7 nations on further measures to halt the famine caused by the Russian invasion of the embattled country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address G7 leaders today, June 27, 2022, as they discuss the threat to global stability posed by Russia’s invasion of his country.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is more resolute than ever in its support for Ukraine as its war with Russia continues after 100 days.

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said on Thursday, May 26, 2022, he's "very optimistic" this week's meeting of G7 climate and energy ministers will produce a consensus to gradually phase out the use of coal.

Officials from the Group of Seven wealthy nations announced on Friday, May 27, 2022, that they will aim to largely end greenhouse gas emissions from their power sectors by 2035, making it highly unlikely that those countries will burn coal for electricity beyond that date.

Halfway between last year’s UN climate conference and this year’s meeting in Egypt, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is trying to thread the needle between Canada’s track record as the top fossil fuel financier in the G7 and its role delivering cash promised to developing countries for their energy transition.

The federal government is working with G7 allies to craft new legislation that would allow for not just the freezing of sanctioned Russian assets, but seizing them on behalf of Ukrainian war victims.

Decades of rising emissions are saddling Canadians with ever-steeper climate targets. And columnist Barry Saxifrage has the receipts.

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, those who fail to learn from their climate polluting history are doomed to repeat it, writes columnist Barry Saxifrage.