trump is basically right that the g7 is a waste of time, and that it would be a better use of time if the russians were there. there's been this visceral response in canada that the russians are war criminals, as though the rest of the countries invited (they invited saudi arabia and the uae) are not, and as though that even matters. it's a very juvenile approach to a negotiation process, as though bad decisions made by putin make him less important.

trump is saying "i want to talk to important people with decision making authority and get important things done on a global scale.".

canada is responding "why don't we just hang out and smoke a joint in the rockies and be friends instead?".

and, trump is telling us we're a waste of time for it. he's right.