Good morning, everyone. Bonjour. Welcome to Kananaskis and the 2025 G7 Leaders Summit. I'm pleased that all leaders are here, honored by your presence, in my home province, Alberta, in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. I'd note that we are also meeting on Treaty 7 territory. These are the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Stoney Nakoda Nations, and the Sutina First Nations. And we're gathering at one of those turning points in history — I think we all recognize that turning point where the world looks to this table for leadership. Fifty years ago, in France, a group of leading industrial nations got together in the face of global economic and financial crisis, the end of the international monetary system as known, stagflation, and geopolitical challenges in the Middle East. And it was the frank and formal discussions around that table in Rambouillet that led to a long period of decisions and prosperity at that time. Hello.
And then, following the fall of the Berlin Wall, the G7 gathered to integrate those countries that had been behind the iron curtain of communism and to accelerate the flow of capital and trade to the developing world. Twenty-three years ago, the G7 met here in Kananaskis — we were just talking about it — and that was when the world was still reeling from the aftershocks of 9/11, another turning point in history. And amongst the many decisions taken were control of the spread of weapons of mass destruction, a subject that we'll be coming back to. So, as I said, we're meeting at one of those hinge moments, those turning points in history. The world is more divided and dangerous. Hostile states and terrorists have expanded their capabilities and their reach, threatening global security and our local communities. Global commerce, energy systems, even intelligence are all being rewired.
Nostalgia isn't a strategy. We have to change with the times and to build a better world. And some of you, such as you, Mr. President, have anticipated these massive changes and are taking bold measures to address them. All of us around this table are reinforcing our militaries and security services for the new world. But we all know that there can be no security without economic prosperity, and no prosperity without resilience. And in a world where shocks flow across borders, that resilience comes from cooperation — cooperation that starts around this table, cooperation that can lead to a new era of prosperity, energy security, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, quantum, combating human smuggling, and transnational repression. So we will have open, frank discussions over the course of the next two days. We might not agree on absolutely every issue, but where we will cooperate, we will make an enormous difference for our citizens and for the world, and bring the next era of prosperity — I hope — to the benefit of those we serve. Thank you, colleagues. We have some work to do, which we'll begin in a moment. Thank you very much. Thank you.
