In Kananaskis, the G7 held together but revealed deeper tensions, reflecting “the central tension of this week’s meetings” as Prime Minister Mark Carney put it. Carney emphasized that “the G7 is nothing without U.S. leadership, your personal leadership, leadership of the U.S.,” highlighting the critical role of American influence amid questions about whether the United States still wants to lead. The summit saw “very frank exchanges, very strategic exchanges,” but ended without a broad joint communique, with Carney admitting “there would be things that some of us, Canada included, would say above and beyond what was said in the chair’s summary.” President Donald Trump’s early departure and comments on Russia and China underscored uncertainties about U.S. commitment, even as he claimed, “I tell you, I loved it” and “I think we got a lot done.” Ultimately, Carney framed the summit as valuable despite strains, saying “at a time when multilateralism is under great strain … that we got together, that we agreed on a number of areas … that’s important, that’s valuable.”