I was under the impression that it was GDP, or GNP, that counted. I thought that the G7 were the countries ranked 1-7.

Well my 'lots of dangerous weapons' comment was more a guess rather than anything else. I'd be surprised if Canada were in the top 7 economies Vernon, but perhaps you're right. I tried to find some confirmation or refutation, but only came up with only this:

"G7: Group of the 7 most industrialized countries in the World"
http://www.pik-potsdam.de/dept/scoop/igbp/abk.htm

Where are AWAD's macroeconomists and/or international affairs specialists?