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While one was originally planned, there will be no joint G7 statement on Ukraine out of this summit because the Americans wanted to water it down and wouldn't agree to the final wording, a senior Canadian official told reporters on background at the summit.

Instead, some of the language around the war will be included in Prime Minister Carney's "chair's statement."

The Americans did not want some of the pointed remarks about Russia to be included in the joint statement because they feared it would compromise their negotiations with that country over ending their war, the official said.

The Canadian official said the Americans didn't object to the statement in its entirety — just some aspects of it, but they couldn't say which ones specifically.

Critical minerals is the subject of a particularly lengthy statement. With China controlling so much of the production and supply of these in-demand products, the G7 leaders are urgently focusing on diversifying their production — which could be to Canada's benefit, given how many of them can be found in this country.

And, as many parts of Western Canada burn — along with the U.S. And other countries grappling with a similar problem — the G7 leaders are promising to work closely to tamp down forest fires and implement a new "wildfire charter."

Essentially, they're going to "enhance interoperability" so firefighting equipment from one country can be used in the others, along with other commitments. The goal is for people to be more easily deployed where the need is greatest.

The leaders have agreed that AI should be used to "grow prosperity, benefit societies and address pressing global challenges,” Carney said.

Importantly, a big chunk of that statement talks about how the G7 should focus on "the potential of AI in our public sectors to drive efficiency and better serve our publics."

Carney has repeatedly talked about how AI can be used within the federal government — something that has rankled public sector unions worried about possible job losses.

On migrant smuggling, the G7 leaders are promising to "enhance border management and enforcement and dismantle the transnational organized crime groups profiting" from human trafficking.

They're going to use “financial intelligence" to better track down criminals who trade in people, and then seize their assets and "strip them of their profits." The G7 will also work with social media companies to stop traffickers from using those platforms for nefarious purposes.

Canada has just released the six joint policy documents that all G7 leaders — including U.S. President Trump — have agreed to sign after two days of discussion at this summit.

Notably, there wasn’t a joint statement on the war in Ukraine, and there isn't one expected. Trump has been critical of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was here today to meet with Carney and others.

Unlike some past summits, there isn’t a single communiqué signed by all leaders. Canada was trying to show G7 unity by only developing and releasing joint statements that have a consensus.

The six statements released include new commitments on artificial intelligence, quantum computing, migrant smuggling, transnational repression, critical minerals and wildfires.

You can tell Carney had a hand in drawing up the list of policies to focus on at this summit — he's seized with AI and critical minerals, in particular, two issues he spoke about at length on the campaign trail.

Hosting the G7 summit has always been a massive logistical operation, and doubly so in an era of modern threats, like drones.

In the run-up to the summit, security officials made a concerted effort to warn those in the Calgary region about airspace restrictions, warning that unauthorized drones or aircraft would be met by RCMP or Canadian Forces aircraft and could be shot down as a last resort.

As of Tuesday at 2 p.m. MT, security officials say they’ve still just had the one serious air incident.

That took place Sunday, when the North American Aerospace Defence Command deployed fighter jets to intercept a civilian aircraft after it entered a no-fly zone in place for the G7 summit.

The aircraft eventually landed on its own power, and officials said they would investigate.

Air restrictions are set to lift tonight at 11:59 p.m. MT, but the broader controlled-access zone will remain in place until Wednesday.

These were some of the options presented to G7 leaders during the social program on the first night of the summit, by the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge’s Blacktail Bar. The eight-cocktail menu was inspired by each G7 nation, plus one for the collective.

The drinks will also be available to the public, with different ones rolled out over the summer, once the summit wraps and business returns to normal.

The Canadian cocktail will be featured first. The Cabane à Sucre, also known as the Carney, is meant to be a maple-forward old fashioned, with smoked ice and Canadian bitters.

La Fille En Rose will be released next; that’s the French-inspired floral martini. According to the menu, it will also sell for $25 and features rose-infused Grey Goose vodka, St. Germain elderflower liqueur, yellow chartreuse, and pomegranate cocktail air.

There is no cocktail specifically inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump, with organizers aware he abstains from alcohol. There had been plans to roll out a non-alcoholic aloha colada in a pineapple cup during the summit itself, but that did not come to fruition.

The American-inspired cocktail is called the Graceland. According to the menu, it consists of bacon-washed, 12-year Crown Royal Reserve whisky, Revel Stoke peanut butter whisky, Giffard Banane du Bresil liqueur, toasted breadcrumbs and fresh smoke.

A taste of Graceland can be yours for $22.

Macron also signalled there has been some progress on Ukraine among the G7 leaders.

"The common position that is emerging is to say, 'We need to strengthen sanctions.’”

He said the Europeans are preparing much stronger sanctions than the U.S. Has imposed. There is also "very close co-ordination" with Canada, Japan and the U.K. On that issue, he said.

As noted below, Canada released details of its Ukrainian aid and sanctions package earlier today.

"In our view, this has changed the situation because it will allow us to bring Russia back to the negotiating table, as [U.S.] President Trump has been demanding,” he said.

French President Emmanuel Macron just scrummed with some of us Canadian reporters here at the Kananaskis summit site.

Asked about U.S. President Trump's 51st state threats, Macron said that sort of talk didn't come up around the leaders' table either yesterday or today — but it's still concerning that the American leader is taunting G7 and NATO allies.

"I'm not going to tell you that I think things are going in the right direction, whether it's Canada or Greenland or our friends in Denmark — that's why I was there two days ago," Macron said, referring to his brief stopover in Greenland en route to this summit. "We need respect."

"Canada is a great and sovereign nation and it will remain so. It is a friend of France and we are pleased about that.”

Macron also praised Carney's handling of the leaders' meetings over the last two days, saying he wanted to salute his negotiation skills. He said Carney "pacified" debates around the table when things got a bit contentious.

"He has a very good relationship with President Trump and that's what we need.”

Carney just greeted the non-G7 leaders invited to the summit from India, Brazil, South Korea, South Africa, Mexico, Australia, the World Bank and the United Nations.

The so-called “outreach” leaders are heading into a working lunch focused on energy security.

We’re running about 90 minutes behind schedule, as often happens at these events.

This morning, Carney and the other five G7 leaders who are still here met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

By announcing a specific deadline to reach a trade and security agreement with the U.S., Canada hopes to add an element of pressure to the talks.

Hours after their in-person meeting, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on social media that he and U.S. President Donald Trump are aiming to reach an agreement within 30 days.

One source said Carney would not have made a public announcement if he did not think it was possible. At the same time, the public timeline aims to pressure the Americans into getting a deal in a timely fashion, the source said.

Negotiations for an updated Canada-U.S. Trade and security agreement have been taking place ever since Carney visited Trump in the Oval Office early last month. And these issues were a significant focus of their meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Monday.

One source told Radio-Canada that Canada has repeatedly pitched detailed proposals to the American side. And while the response has typically been positive, the source said the Americans have not responded in kind with detailed positions of their own.

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