The 36th G8 summit was held in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, on June 25–26, 2010. In this year's meeting, the G8 leaders agreed in reaffirming the group's essential and continuing role in international affairs "Group of Eight Concludes Muskoka Summit, Reaffirms Own Essential Role," People's Daily (Beijing). June 27, 2010; excerpt, "...issuing a declaration about its shared views and approaches for major global challenges, and reaffirmed its own essential role in international affairs" and "assertions of new-found relevance."Clark, Campbell. "The G8 risks becoming increasingly irrelevant," Globe and Mail (Toronto). June 27, 2008. The form and function of the G8 was reevaluated as the G20 summits evolved into the premier forum for discussing, planning and monitoring international economic cooperation.Parliament (UK): Townsend, Ian. "G20 & the November 2010 Seoul summit" (SN/EP/5028) , 19 October 2010; excerpt, "Today, we designated the G-20 as the premier forum for our international economic
