The 36th G8 summit was held in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, on June 25–26, 2010. In this year's meeting, the G8 leaders agreed in reaffirming the group's essential and continuing role in international affairs[1] and "assertions of new-found relevance".[2] The form and function of the G8 was reevaluated as the G20 summits evolved into the premier forum for discussing, planning and monitoring international economic cooperation.[3]
This was the fifth G8 Summit hosted by Canada since 1976,[4] the previous four being at Montebello, Quebec (1981); Toronto, Ontario (1988); Halifax, Nova Scotia (1995); and Kananaskis, Alberta (2002). The Canadian government picked Huntsville, a small town of 20,000, to host the annual summit and core meetings. Meetings took place at the Deerhurst Resort.[5] Facilities were built to ensure security and to handle the expected influx of media, protesters and others. Muskoka was deemed too small and a Toronto venue for the G20 summit was adopted.[6]
The late scheduling of a G20 summit in Toronto affected the G8 weekend in unanticipated ways. The meeting came to be framed in the press as a preliminary meeting.[7] The theme for this summit was "Recovery and New Beginning".[8] The G8 summit was an opportunity for a wide variety of non-governmental organizations, activists and civic groups to congregate and discuss a multitude of issues;[9] but the dramatic demonstrations at the G20 summit in Toronto eclipsed protests primarily focused on the conferring G8 leaders.[10]
^"Group of Eight concludes Muskoka summit, reaffirms own essential role". People's Daily (Beijing). June 27, 2010. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. issuing a declaration about its shared views and approaches for major global challenges, and reaffirmed its own essential role in international affairs
^Clark, Campbell (June 27, 2010). "The G8 risks becoming increasingly irrelevant". Globe and Mail (Toronto). Archived from the original on April 13, 2016.
^Townsend, Ian (October 19, 2010). "G20 & the November 2010 Seoul summit" (SN/EP/5028)" (PDF). Parliament (UK). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2010. Today, we designated the G-20 as the premier forum for our international economic cooperation citing "Leaders' Statement The Pittsburgh Summit" (PDF). G20. September 25, 2009. Paragraph 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2010.
^"Prime Minister announces Canada to host 2010 G8 Summit in Huntsville", Archived January 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine June 19, 2008.
^Andreatta, David (July 12, 2008). "Brace yourself, Huntsville. The G8 is coming". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009.
^MacGregor, Roy (July 11, 2010). "In the tale of two summits, the happy ending was Huntsville's". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
^Austen, Ian. "Dressed Up and Ready, Canada Town Is Stood Up", New York Times. June 24, 2010.
^Ikokwu, Constance. "Jonathan Invited to G8 Meeting in Canada", Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine This Day (Lagos). June 6, 2010.
^Zablonski, Lukasz and Philip Seaton. "The Hokkaido Summit as a Springboard for Grassroots Initiatives: The 'Peace, Reconciliation & Civil Society' Symposium", The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus (e-journal). ID No. 2973.
^Woo, Andrea. "G8 protesters in Vancouver march without incident: police", Vancouver Sun. June 27, 2010.
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