Each year, the major industrial nations meet as the G-8. As head of government, the Prime Minister represents Canada at the G-8. This summit is a key event for Canada and the Prime Minister on the international stage.

Choose one of the summits that has been held since 1997 (Hint: These meetings are held in the summer and rotate among G-8 members. As well, until recently, there were seven members in this group, so it was known as the G-7). Using the web site created by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (http://www.g8.gc.ca/menu-e.asp) and key Canadian media web sites, build a hard copy or web scrapbook of headlines and photos on the Prime Minister and Canada at the G-8. The scrapbook should also include a summit summary that includes (in bullet form) the key issues discussed at the summit, the decisions taken at the summit, as well as Canada’s position, views, or official reactions to these issues.