G7 leaders’ summit: a primer

From terrorism to the best way forward for the world economy, leaders gathering in Japan this week will have their hands full.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, arrive in Japan May 23 for the G7 Leaders' Summit and a visit with Japanese leaders.Justin Trudeau Twitter photograph

Opinion

BY JOHN SINCLAIR

May 25, 2016

G7 leaders meet this week, with Japan as chair. All is prepared, including a lengthy declaration, massaged over several months by hard-working sherpas. So what’s left for the leaders? Back in 2008 the G7 reluctantly recognized its limited leverage on the global economy, especially without China a...

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