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June 18, 2025 A revelation in the Rockies

Big-power summits highlight what the leaders of the world order are doing – or not doing – to help nurture stability. Nations’ goals will always vary, but it helps when there’s some unity of purpose. Sara Miller Llana traveled west from her Toronto base to cover the Group of Seven meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta, that ended last night. 

“Setting this summit in the Rockies was a master stroke,” Sara says, the sheer majesty lending inspiration. On a lunch break, she scrambled up a trail, her media pass swaying. At the top was a sign. “It said something like, ‘Life is frantic, slow down,’” she says. “I took that as a message for my larger purpose.” Calmly take in the big picture.

Perhaps others did, too. “This was a high-stakes G7,” Sara says, with interrelated global crises and observers watching for schisms. “In the end, it showed a strengthening of alliances, and commitment to getting the work at hand done.” Read her wrap-up report here.

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Editor’s note: We won’t publish tomorrow, the Juneteenth holiday in the U.S. Watch for your next Daily on Friday.

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