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Protesters maintain ‘folks’s discussion board’ in Calgary forward of G7, put together for Sunday march

Editorial Board Published June 15, 2025
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On the ultimate day earlier than G7 leaders collect in Kananaskis, Alta., activists and neighborhood teams met in downtown Calgary on Saturday afternoon for a “people’s forum” that took intention at the priorities of G7 leaders.

In addition they mentioned plans for a demonstration and march close to metropolis corridor in Calgary on Sunday. Organizers mentioned the purpose was to unify fragmented activist teams forward of the protest.

“The G7, it’s happening for a few days, but it’s going to wrap up and leave,” mentioned Yasmeen Khan of the Worldwide League of Peoples’ Wrestle (ILPS), which describes itself as an anti-imperialist group.

“But the issues are still going to be there. So how do we, in Calgary and in Alberta particularly, build a people’s movement?”

Round 100 folks mentioned varied resolutions throughout a counter-summit to the G7 on Saturday hosted by the Worldwide League of Peoples’ Wrestle. (Joel Dryden/CBC)

A collection of protests and marches are anticipated all through the day in downtown Calgary on Sunday, representing a variety of various teams and priorities, together with labour, youth, Indigenous and environmental activists. 

There are three “designated demonstration zones” established by officers working by way of the summit: one in Banff and two in Calgary, however police have mentioned folks have the suitable to assemble exterior the zones.

The ILPS expects a number of hundred folks on the metropolis corridor protest, with buses arriving from Edmonton.

In addition they have plans for a march together with different neighborhood and activist teams, which can transfer past the official protest zones.

“We are saying that it’s a peaceful march. [Our] police liaisons will discuss with the police. If there’s a go, then we’ll do the march,” Khan mentioned.

Nonetheless, there’s concern over how any potential confrontations with police might be dealt with, particularly if numbers swell exterior the vary of what organizers predict.

Officers promise ‘measured, proportionate’ response

Officers have referred to the G7 summit as the “largest domestic security operation” a rustic can tackle, with superior technological threats contributing to heightened safety issues.

A significant police presence might be in place in the course of the summit, together with officers from RCMP, Calgary Police Service and different companies.

As demonstrations unfold in Calgary, safety officers say they’re taking a “measured and proportionate” strategy with an emphasis on dialogue and de-escalation.

Two men stand in front of a microphone.Alberta RCMP Chief Supt. David Corridor, left, and CPS Supt. Joe Brar, proper, reply questions from reporters earlier this yr about safety measures for the G7 summit in Kananaskis. (Rebecca Kelly/CBC)

“We remain committed to transparency and accountability in all our actions,” mentioned David Corridor, Alberta RCMP superintendent and occasion safety director for the G7 Built-in Security and Safety Group, in a launch.

He mentioned they may take “enforcement action only when necessary to maintain public order or respond to criminal activity.”

‘Feels kind of Hunger Games’

Officers have mentioned footage from demonstration zones is to be livestreamed to the restricted space for leaders to look at. There’s additionally an indication zone on the Calgary airport, but it surely isn’t being livestreamed.

Police have mentioned the designated demonstration zones are supposed to guarantee security whereas offering visibility. However some members of Saturday’s occasion considered them in another way.

“I feel like live-streaming a protest zone to people in a resort feels kind of Hunger Games. It’s a little dystopian,” mentioned Isa Carlin, a member of Migrante Alberta, a corporation that advocates for the rights of migrants.

An individual smiles for the camera.Isa Carlin, a member of Migrante Alberta, expressed issues about designated protest zones arrange by police, viewing them as an try and repress free speech. (Joel Dryden/CBC)

Different activist teams are additionally anticipated to affix Sunday’s demonstrations.

The Calgary Raging Grannies group has mentioned it is going to be on the protest zone at metropolis corridor, as will activists rallying for Indigenous water rights and water safety.

Protesters holding up Ukraine flags were present at Calgary City Hall on Saturday.On Saturday, metropolis corridor was the situation of a rally for members of Calgary’s Ukrainian neighborhood. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attending the G7. (Terri Trembath/CBC)

Moninder Singh, spokesman for the Sikh Federation of Canada, mentioned there may even be a collection of protests in opposition to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was invited to the G7 by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

“There has been a topic of discussion to just keep the protest until he’s wheels-up, until Mr. Modi’s wheels are up and out of the country,” Singh mentioned.

One main environmental group, Greenpeace Canada, has mentioned it gained’t ship a big contingent to Alberta this yr.

On Saturday, metropolis corridor was the situation for a rally of members of Calgary’s Ukrainian neighborhood. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attending the G7. 

The summit itself is being held west of Calgary within the wilderness resort of Kananaskis, surrounded by a number of layers of safety and inaccessible to the general public.

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