G7 fortress summit keeps protesters—and reality—at a safe distance

My dispatch from the designated demonstration zones at the Kananaskis G7.

A protest in support of Indigenous water rights occurred at one of the designated G7 protest zones in Calgary on June 15.

Kananaskis served as a fortress from June 15 to 17, sheltering world leaders from popular discontent over climate catastrophe, the genocide in Gaza, Indigenous rights, the exploitation of migrant workers and other issues that are a di…