Opening remarks by Pierre Poilievre at the 2025 G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. Poilievre greets attendees, offers a Treaty 7 land acknowledgement, frames the meeting as a historical "turning point," recalls past G7 moments (Rambouillet, Kananaskis 2002), and outlines priorities including global security, economic prosperity, resilience, energy security, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, quantum, human smuggling, and transnational repression.
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Okay. Good morning, everyone. Bonjour, tout monde. Welcome to Kananaskis and the 2025 G7 leaders summit. I'm pleased 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, the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Stony Nakota 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 is known stagflation. Threatening challenges in the Middle East. Geopolitical challenges in the Middle East. And it was the frank, informal discussions around that table in Rambouilly that led to a long period of decisions and prosperity at that time. Hello. We are fortunate enough to have here President Macron as the eldest member representing that state 7 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. 23 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's more divided and dangerous hostile states and terrorists have expanded their capabilities and their reach, threatening global security in our local communities. Global commerce, energy systems, even intelligence are all being rewired. As G7 member states. We have the opportunity to shape tomorrow's world, A world that is more safe, more prosperous, more fair, and more free. However, the G7 must adapt in order to fulfill its mission, 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 the borders, that resilience comes from cooperation. Cooperation around that starts around this table. Cooperation that can lead to a new era of prosperity. Energy security and 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 of those we serve. With that being said, I would like to thank the media very much indeed. Some work to do which will begin in a moment. Thank you very much.
