President of the United Stated of America, Donald Trump has withdrawn an invitation for Canada to join his newly launched Board of Peace initiative.
This is coming hours after formally unveiling the body and days after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a sharply worded speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The reversal followed Carney’s Davos address, in which he criticized powerful countries for turning economic integration into a tool of coercion.
In that speech, Carney warned against “powerful nations using economic integration as weapons and tariffs as leverage,” and urged countries to accept what he described as “the end of a rules-based global order.”
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social dated January 23, 2026, addressed to Carney.
The move marked an abrupt change of course.
Just last week, Carney’s office confirmed that the Canadian prime minister had been invited to serve on the board and that he planned to accept.
In Davos, Carney’s remarks drew a rare standing ovation, according to attendees.
He said Canada, which recently signed a trade deal with China, could demonstrate how “middle powers” might work together to avoid being “victimized by American hegemony.”
Trump responded forcefully to those comments while also speaking in Davos.
He said Canada “lives because of the United States” and argued that Carney should show appreciation for Washington’s past support.
Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements,” Trump added, addressing Carney directly.
The withdrawal of Canada’s invitation came just hours after Trump officially launched the Board of Peace, an initiative he initially described as a mechanism to help cement a ceasefire in Gaza.
According to Trump, permanent members of the board are required to contribute financially.
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