OTTAWA — The Charlevoix curse looms over Prime Minister Mark Carney as he gets ready to host leaders of the so-called Group of Seven major western economies.

Carney’s decision to invite India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 amid an ongoing RCMP investigation into Modi’s government’s alleged role in the assassination of a Canadian citizen has stirred sharp criticism at home, with the NDP demanding it be withdrawn.

Meanwhile, world leaders are heading to Kananaskis, Alta. later this month with a wary eye on whether an intimate discussion among some of the most powerful politicians on the planet might erupt in a public display of disaffection.

A show of unity on big geopolitical problems that holds longer than a few hours after President Donald Trump’s participation will be se

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