Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to leave the G7 summit in France on Wednesday without holding a formal bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Multiple outlets report that the absence of a scheduled meeting stands out because Canadian leaders typically hold bilateral discussions with American presidents during G7 and other summits of the world’s leading industrialized democracies.
Carney responds to speculation by saying he does not interpret the lack of a bilateral meeting as a diplomatic “snub.” He tells reporters that he is not taking “a big message” from the meeting schedule and points to ongoing engagement with Trump during the lead-up period, citing multiple discussions over the previous weeks.
The reports also connect the meeting gap to uncertainty surrounding the future of the Canada–U.S. free trade agreement, which remains a key issue at the summit. Overall, sources describe Carney’s position as dismissing the idea of an insult while acknowledging that a formal meeting with Trump is not taking place at the summit.
