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BԪַIrresponsibleBԪַ: Trudeau dismisses call for Trump ban as Canada preps for G7

Police forces gear up to protect 3,400 people in Alberta wilderness at June G7 summit
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to make an announcement on a $270-million agreement for Inuit-led conservation efforts in the Arctic during a press conference in Montreal on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected NDP Leader Jagmeet SinghBԪַs call for the federal government to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from coming to Canada for the G7 summit this June.

At an event in Montreal Thursday, Trudeau said he sees the idea of banning Trump as an BԪַirresponsibleBԪַ approach to governance and relationships with other nations.

BԪַItBԪַs easy for politicians these days to toss out easy and shocking things to say. We see a lot of it around the world these days. IBԪַm not one of those Canadian politicians,BԪַ Trudeau said when asked about SinghBԪַs comments.

During a speech in Montreal on Wednesday, Singh said Trump should not be allowed into the country to due to his threats against CanadaBԪַs sovereignty and his criminal convictions.

BԪַWe need to ban Donald Trump from attending the G7 summit. Donald Trump should not be welcome here,BԪַ Singh said.

BԪַWhy would we invite someone who has threatened our very democracy, our very sovereignty? Why would we invite someone who has threatened our economic well-being?BԪַ

While Trudeau did not mention Singh specifically in his comments, he was responding to a journalistBԪַs question about the NDP leaderBԪַs remarks.

As president of the G7 group of the worldBԪַs most advanced economies this year, Canada will host to the annual G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. in June.

An Alberta manBԪַs petition asking Ottawa to bar Trump from entering the country for the meeting has garnered tens of thousands of signatures.

Police forces say they are gearing up to find a way to keep more than 3,400 people safe alongside the Rocky Mountains during this summerBԪַs G7 Summit.

A report to the Calgary Police Commission says police expect about 70 official guests, 2,000 delegates and 1,400 journalists will be in the area between Calgary and Kananaskis for the summit.

BԪַIt is a large security event, and I would hazard to say itBԪַs probably the largest security event since the last time we hosted a summit of this size (in 2002),BԪַ Calgary Police Service Supt. Joe Brar said at a news conference Wednesday.

Police forces from across Canada will support security efforts, including authorities from Edmonton, Winnipeg and Vancouver.

A large swath of Kananaskis Country, including trails and day-use areas, will be shut down for the event.

The RCMP says teams will be on the alert for modern security threats such as drones, along with the fact one of the leaders BԪַ U.S. President Donald Trump BԪַ recently faced two assassination threats.

The summit will be unique due to its location in the Rocky Mountains, surrounded by forest, rivers and mountains. RCMP Chief Supt. David Hall said officers plan to patrol the area but declined to share specifics on how the region will be secured.

The restricted area will also be a no-fly zone. Details around whether airspace restrictions will apply to commercial airlines are still being worked out, Hill said.

Police will implement a 30 nautical-mile no-fly-zone around Kananaskis during the event and there will be temporary restrictions around Calgary International Airport at the same time, he added.

BԪַIf thereBԪַs drone activity that is a concern to the safety and security of the summit, we do have measures that weBԪַll implement, but again, those are things that weBԪַll keep to ourselves,BԪַ Hill said.

CountriesBԪַ security agencies will share information around potential threats at what Hill called an BԪַinternational cooperation centre.BԪַ

The security costs will be made public after the end of the summit.

Kananaskis last played host to the summit in 2002, less than a year after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the U.S.



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