Trudeau, G7 Leaders to Confront Trump on Tariffs in Opening Meeting

Finance Minister Bill Morneau speaks with World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva (L) and International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde during a meeting for the G7 Finance and Central Bank Governors in Whistler, B.C., on May 31. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

OTTAWA—A showdown over the competing economic visions of Donald Trump and his fellow world leaders is shaping up for their very first get-together at the G7 summit in Quebec on June 8.

Trump’s fellow G7 leaders will use their initial gathering in Charlevoix to confront the U.S. president over his controversial decision to impose punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, senior Canadian officials said on June 5.