we're on the eve of the g7 summit, happening at the mountain town of la malbaie, in quebec. powerful countries. and the primary context to all of this is that a week ago, donald trump imposed tariffs on aluminium and steel imports for some of his g7 allies. that includes france and canada. their leaders held a press conference earlier. first of all, here's emmanuel macron. translation: the us is, of course, a strong economic power. but if they become more isolationist, they become far from their own history, their own values. as a leader, if it decides to withdraw, that will be bad for the united states. it will be bad for its image, for its country. in the medium, long—term, it will be bad for its citizens as well. and i think the president knows that. one of donald trump's argument is that these tariffs are a national security issue for america. justin trudeau responded to that argument. translation: we see that there is a lot of pressure within the united states that perhaps revised this laughable statement that canada, france and nato countries could represent a threat t