1 vote flipped Quebec's Terrebonne riding Liberal. But the story may not be over yet
A Terrebonne, Que., resident says her mail-in ballot could've made the difference, but it didn't count because it was returned to the sender. There was an error in the label with the address that Elections Canada provided. Elections Canada says it's investigating and acknowledges that the postal code printed on the envelope was wrong.
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Cost of Canada hosting G7 Summit ‘well worth the price of admission,' experts say
A sign marks the entrance to Kananaskis Country, Alta., Monday, June 2, 2025. The G7 Leaders meeting will take place in Kananaskis from June 15-17. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Next week, the mountains in Kananaskis, Alta., will be the backdrop for what's set to be an historic G7 Summit. And as the guest list of world leaders grows, so too are expectations that the bill the Canadian government will ultimately be footing, is likely to be at least hundreds of millions of dollars. There are benefits to this cost, foreign policy and international summit experts say, telling CTV News that's the price of admission for federal officials to be able to hold bilateral meetings in their backyard, and set the global agenda at such a pivotal time. Canada's yearlong G7 presidency is culminating in a three-day meeting June 15 to June 17 in the Rocky Mountain resort town, hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney. It will be the seventh time Canada has hosted the annual gathering of advanced economies. Global Affairs Canada did not directly respond to multiple requests for comment on the budget allocated for this summit, or whether the expanding guest list would result in a bigger bill. In a statement, spokesperson Camie Lamarche said most of the spending will be on 'required security measures,' but would also include 'the planning, execution… and follow-up for all G7-related meetings, events and activities taking place over the course of Canada's entire presidency year.' 'All actual costs related to Canada's G7 presidency will be accounted for at the end of the 2025-2026 fiscal year,' Lamarche said. The last time Canada hosted the G7 was in Charlevoix, Que., in 2018. That meeting, as well as related events over the course of that year, were estimated to cost $600 million. That was double the estimated $300 million price tag the G7 Research Group placed on the 2002 Kananaskis summit. 'It is also important to note that Canada's spending for the 2025 G7 presidency prioritized open public tenders using the services of numerous Canadian external suppliers and contractors as part of preparations for the G7 Summit — significantly benefiting both Canadian businesses and Canadian workers,' Lamarche said. 'You get to set the agenda' 'It seems like a huge amount of money. It is,' said Paul Samson, president of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). 'But for Canada to be part of that Group of Seven is huge. Other countries would love to have that opportunity.' 'You get to set the agenda. You get to influence the prioritization of the topics for discussion. So, it's actually well worth the price of admission,' said Samson, who is also a former co-chair of the G20 Framework Working Group on the Global Economy. Hosting duties rotate annually among member countries France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada, and as it is the host country's responsibility to cover the costs to keep the entire delegation safe, it is also the prerogative of the country with the presidency to define a set of priorities for the year. 'The G7 is an annual summit of the most powerful leaders, the most powerful democratic countries with advanced economies in the world, and Canada was one of them when G7 Summits started 50 years ago, and has been ever since,' said John Kirton, director of the G7 Research Group. 'Every seven years, yeah Canada has to pick up the tab, but that's only one seventh of the time that Canada gets a chance to influence the world when the other countries pay the bill,' Kirton said. 'A really important moment' Carney has selected a trio of big themes to tackle during the three-day summit: 'Protecting our communities and the world,' which will include talk of transnational crime and wildfire responses; 'Building energy security and accelerating the digital transition' which will see leaders discuss critical mineral supply chains and leveraging artificial intelligence; and 'Securing the partnerships of the future' which will focus on building infrastructure and creating higher-paying jobs. 'This is a really important moment for the G7,' said Martha Hall Findlay, director of The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. Highlighting notable parallels between the current global situation and the context at the time the global forum was created, Hall Findlay said that the 1970s, there was a world energy crisis, and now with Russia's war in Ukraine, energy security is once again a leading concern. And, the last time the summit was in Kananaskis specifically, it was on the heels of the 9/11 terror attacks, and now there are new global security concerns. 'All of these factors have historical backgrounds in terms of the G7, but they all lead to a G7 right now in 2025 that is really important,' the former parliamentarian and businesswoman said. 'For us to be at that table with these other really influential countries is incredibly important for Canada, for our own well being, for our own economic prosperities – particularly on the trade side – but also because we care about what's happening in the world,' Hall Findlay said. 'And it's really important that we're able to be there at that table and have that influence.'
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Can the G7 find order in the chaos?
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Man found guilty in arson series ordered by Edmonton landlord
Social Sharing A man accused in a series of north-central Edmonton arsons is guilty of starting fires that damaged or destroyed several homes in 2020 and 2021, a judge ruled Thursday. Darcy Willier was found guilty of six of the 10 arson charges he faced, including one that was downgraded to a lesser charge. He's also guilty of six weapons charges related to a sawed-off rifle and ammunition he was caught with when he was arrested in 2022. In his decision, Court of King's Bench Justice Nathan Whitling determined Willier's motive was his work for notorious Edmonton landlord Abdullah Shah, also known as Carmen Pervez. Willier burned down some of the properties himself, or sent associates to set fires, as part of a scheme overseen by Shah. Shah was shot and killed outside his south Edmonton home in March 2022. A suspect has yet to be identified in his death. Willier was arrested and charged in the arson case about three months after the shooting. Whitling found that statements Willier made to undercover police officers under an investigation dubbed "Project Ignis" show Shah was in a dispute with another local property owner, Gina Cai. The court heard evidence about statements Willier made during the seven-month undercover operation. In a recorded conversation, one of the undercover officers asks Willier whether he set a particular fire. "No, I did it. Turn and burn baby, turn and burn," Willier responded. Burning homes Cai owned, the judge found, was an effort by Shah intended to intimidate her and drive down property prices. Willier described the scheme to the undercover officers and pointed out properties he claimed to have burned while they drove him around north Edmonton neighbourhoods. Willier also expressed willingness to continue starting fires as a means to profit on property flips. "Cai was a motivated seller because her properties kept burning down," Whitling said. "The accused could then stop burning them down … allowing them to be sold at a higher price." Homes up in flames Two of the arsons in which Willier was found guilty targeted homes owned by Cai. One of those fires, which destroyed a home under construction at 115th Avenue and 82nd Street, also spread to the neighbouring homes on either side. Three people were in one of the houses and had to flee, and both adjacent properties were damaged to the point that they had to be demolished. A separate fire caused an explosion at a three-storey apartment owned by an alleged associate of Shah, where seven people were living at the time, but all managed to escape safely. Willier told the undercover officers he "blew this one straight up gone." He said a friend of his was responsible for carrying out the arson, but Willier also wanted to blow up "rats" that he claimed lived there. Another arson at a different home was due to "hood politicking," Willier told undercover officers, saying Shah had an issue with the man who owned it. Willier was found not guilty in four arsons where the judge said there was inadequate evidence to prove Willier was behind the blazes, or his statements about his involvement were too vague to meaningfully implicate him. 'Project Ignis' evidence Defence lawyers Yodit Kidane and Sam Alzaman challenged the evidence collected by undercover officers, which involved a "Mr. Big" scheme where officers recruit a suspect into a fictitious criminal organization. In this case, the officer who had the most contact with Willier presented himself as a criminal making money through prostitution and altering vehicle identification numbers on stolen cars. He told Willier he wanted to "build his network" in Edmonton and could hire him to do jobs for him. Whitling ruled that the evidence the police collected was admissible. He said in a decision last month that some of the typical concerns with a Mr. Big operation, such as police preying on a target's vulnerabilities or inducing them into giving an unreliable confession, are absent in this case. "The undercover officers' contacts with the accused were relatively few. Although a friendly relationship had been formed, there was no relationship of integration or dependence," Whitling said. "The accused was street smart and not vulnerable. No threats were made and no violence occurred." Willier will be sentenced at a later date.
