Working Together for a Better World; Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien Writes for the Birmingham Post on His Country's Hopes for the G8 Summit

Beginning of article

For me, the Summit is one of the most important opportunities for international consultation and co-operation on Canada's multilateral agenda. In an environment of increasing globalisation, I consider the Summit one of the most important tools for buildi ng global economic, social and political stability.

Decisions on the format and focus of each summit are firmly guided by the host government and I commend this year's host, Prime Minister, Tony Blair, for continuing the trend of recent years of streamlining the summit and challenging us with economic iss ues that are truly global and timely.

The Canadian government has been working hard to get our house in order to …