Canada trims June G8 summit by one day

January 12, 2002
Source: Globe and Mail
Original story - link verified on January 12, 2002

Canada said yesterday that it would cut this year's June summit of leaders from the Group of Eight nations to two days from three, largely because of its decision to slash the number of delegates taking part. A spokesman for Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said the summit in the Rocky Mountain resort of Kananaskis, Alta., would start on June 26 and end on June 27, rather than June 28 as originally planned. Kananaskis has very limited accommodation and delegates will be limited to a total of 350 from all eight countries, well down from the estimated 2,000 who attended last year's G8 summit in Genoa

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