Editing G7 Welcoming Committee Records (section)

==History==
G7 Welcoming Committee Records was founded by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky of punk band, [[Propagandhi]], and their friend, Regal, in 1997.<ref>Heppe, Abigail. [http://media.www.berkeleybeacon.com/media/storage/paper169/news/2001/02/22/ArtsAndEntertainment/Propagandhi.Returns.With.A.VengeanceAnd.A.New.Sound-33318.shtml Propagandhi returns with a vengeance-and a new sound.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825021853/http://media.www.berkeleybeacon.com/media/storage/paper169/news/2001/02/22/ArtsAndEntertainment/Propagandhi.Returns.With.A.VengeanceAnd.A.New.Sound-33318.shtml |date=2007-08-25 }} ''The Berkeley Beacon.'' 22 Feb. 2002.</ref><ref name=globe>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/propagandhi-machine/article1155603/ "Propagandhi machine"]. Robert Everett-Green, ''Globe and Mail'', Mar. 19, 2009</ref> The label operated out of Winnipeg's [[The Old Market Autonomous Zone]].<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-comprehensive-look-at-winnipegs-rock-history-part-2/ "A Comprehensive Look At Winnipeg’s PC Punk Scene"]. ''Noisey'', Sheldon Birnie Sep 22 2014,</ref>  During its years of operation about 50 albums were released.<ref name=globe />

The label ceased operations in April 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/28427/g7-welcoming-committee-shuts-down|title=G7 Welcoming Committee shuts down|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=April 8, 2008|access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> although it did briefly come out of hibernation in 2010 to release a 3-track EP of [[Propagandhi]] songs from 1993 to 1996 as a benefit for [[Partners In Health]].

In early 2015, it was announced on the G7 website that none of their previous releases were available for purchase as either physical copies or downloadable albums, but that most of their catalog was available on music streaming sites.<ref>{{cite web
 
| url         = http://www.punknews.org/article/28427/g7-welcoming-committee-shuts-down
| title       = G7 Welcoming Committee shuts down
| access-date  = 21 July 2014
| work        = PunkNews website
| date = 8 April 2008
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 |archive-date=2 September 2014 
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