Canada is hosting a Group of Seven meeting that will include U.S. President Donald Trump, who is waging a trade war against America’s allies.

It’s a Monday night in June and hundreds have braved the haze of Canadian wildfires to gather in a cavernous sports facility in the city of Red Deer, Alberta.

A protester holds an Alberta flag and an inverted Canadian flag at a Rally for Alberta Independence outside the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on May 3, 2025, following Liberal leader and Prime ...

A protester holds an Alberta flag and an inverted Canadian flag at a Rally for Alberta Independence outside the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on May 3, 2025, following Liberal leader and Prime ...

FILE - A Canada flag, left, and an Alberta flag flap in the breeze with Wedge Mountain in the background at the site of the G7 Leaders meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta, June 2, 2025.

A protester holds an Alberta flag and an inverted Canadian flag at a Rally for Alberta Independence outside the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on May 3, 2025, following Liberal leader and Prime ...