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Trump withdraws Canada’s Board of Peace invitation following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s criticism of U.S. foreign policy.
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Decision announced on Truth Social, with no formal diplomatic notice confirmed to Ottawa.
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Board of Peace launched at Davos, attracting 24 countries amid questions over a reported $1bn membership fee.
United States President Donald Trump has withdrawn Canada’s invitation to join his newly formed “Board of Peace,” days after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech criticising U.S. foreign policy and warning of a looming rupture in the global order.
Trump announced the decision on Friday, January 23, 2026, via his Truth Social platform, directly addressing Carney and stating that the board was rescinding its invitation to Canada.
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He described the initiative as “the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled,” without providing further explanation for the reversal.
It remains unclear whether the announcement was accompanied by an official diplomatic communication to the Canadian government or whether the social media post serves as the formal notice.
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The timing of the move appears linked to Carney’s recent remarks, in which he urged the world’s middle powers to unite against coercion by dominant global actors—comments widely interpreted as a challenge to Trump’s “America First” policy stance.
Trump had previously responded by asserting that “Canada lives because of the United States.”
Canadian authorities had not publicly indicated whether the country planned to accept the invitation before it was withdrawn.
The Board of Peace was formally unveiled by Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos and is reported to have secured commitments from 24 countries, including Argentina, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Turkey.
Several leaders, among them Argentina’s President Javier Milei and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, joined Trump during the launch, although uncertainty remains over which nations have agreed to the reported $1 billion contribution required for permanent membership.