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OTTAWA — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday Canada has invited her to attend the G7 leaders’ summit next month in Alberta but she hasn’t decided yet if she’ll attend.
At her morning press briefing, Sheinbaum said Prime Minister Mark Carney extended the invitation to the upcoming summit in Kananaskis, Alta. in their first call, which took place on May 15.
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to attend the summit, along with other leaders from the group of advanced, democratic economies, such as France and Japan.
American tariffs are expected to be a major topic at the summit.
Ottawa also has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the summit, which runs from June 15 to June 17.
Ottawa has not yet said which guests are coming to the summit or listed the topics the G7 leaders will discuss.
Ottawa might invite South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is hosting the G20 summit later this year. South Korea has said it wants to join the G7 as a permanent member.
Canada was supposed to host the U.S. and Mexican presidents last year for the North American Leaders’ Summit, though the Liberals said elections in both countries made that a challenge.
Mexico’s Secretary of the Economy Marcelo Ebrard said Tuesday that he expects Washington to review its trade pact with Canada and Mexico in September or October.
Carney has said he’s not in a rush to start the review of the trade deal, known as CUSMA, adding there are other economic issues he’d like to resolve before the review, which was originally scheduled for next year.
The Business Council of Canada praised the government for inviting Sheinbaum, calling it “a positive step toward restoring and renewing the close economic partnership from which the people of all three countries benefit.”
The group said a media statement it wants the CUSMA review expedited, arguing that is the “only way to restore the certainty, stability and predictability required to regain the investor confidence that underpins our continental economy.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 28, 2025.
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press
