Canada to host G8 and G20 Summits
Canada is proud to host the G8 and G20 Summits this June under the overarching theme: “Recovery and New Beginnings.” The G20 has been designated as the premier forum for international economic cooperation. At the same time, the G8 continues to have a critical and influential role in the field of development and security. While the two summits are complementary and mutually reinforcing, they will be held separately and have distinct agendas developed by their own member countries.
“The G20 and G8 meetings have before them a huge agenda, all to be addressed in an atmosphere of ongoing global economic and financial uncertainty. We must bring a sense of shared responsibility. We must be pragmatic, focussed, and above all, encourage accountability.” – Prime Minister Stephen Harper [Davos]
The G8 Summit will take place in Huntsville, Ontario, June 25 and 26.
The G8 plays a leading role in international affairs. In partnership with the global community, it has helped establish concrete responses and gather significant resources to address critical global challenges. Canada is committed to working with its G8 partners to establish key initiatives to deal with these challenges, particularly development and international peace and security.
As president of the G8, Canada will champion a major initiative to improve maternal and child health in the world’s most vulnerable regions.
The G20 Summit will take place in Toronto, Ontario, June 26 and 27.
In 2008, G20 Leaders met for the first time in Washington to develop a coordinated response to the global economic crisis. The Washington Summit was followed by summits in London (April 2009), and in Pittsburgh (September 2009) where Leaders designated the G20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation.
The G20 Summit in Toronto will provide Leaders with an important opportunity to follow through on the commitments made at previous summits, and to continue the work of building a healthier, stronger, and more sustainable global economy.
