Marine debris and plastic pollution are shown along the coastline of Haiti in a handout photo. (Timothy Townsend/The Canadian Press)
CBC: What's on Canada's agenda at the G7 - and will anyone want to talk about it?
The leaders have a to-do list, but tensions over Trump's policies threaten to sweep it off the table.
There is an official agenda for this week's Group of Seven summit in Charlevoix, Que. — though it may be a struggle to get the leaders to stick to it.
There are going to be so many sources of pent-up tension between U.S. President Donald Trump and the other leaders in the room, and so little time to air them. Trump will be on the ground in Canada for only 28 hours.
Governments hosting Group of Seven summits typically select themes that are as non-controversial as possible, and then couch them in vanilla language that everyone can get behind. Canada in 2018 is no exception — the Charlevoix agenda runs to five key themes:
* Investing in growth that works for everyone;
* Preparing for the jobs of the future;
* Advancing gender equality and women's empowerment;
* Working together on climate change, oceans and clean energy; and
* Building a more peaceful and secure world.
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Update: Why Canada must push for a G7 plastics charter (John Coyne, The Globe and Mail)
WNU Editor: When it comes to plastic the problem is not the G7 .... so here’s some “awareness” .... it’s not our plastic .... Shocking photos show the horrible effects of pollution (NYPost).
