From Fox News: President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Canada was no longer welcome to his newly established Board of Peace.
In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump rescinded Canada’s invitation, informing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that his country could no longer join the “most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled.”
“Dear Prime Minister Carney: 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.
Trump unveiled the board during a speech and signing ceremony Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with leaders from Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Central and Southeast Asia joining him on stage.
In his speech to the World Economic Forum, Carney did not mention Trump by name, but claimed that every day we’re reminded that “we live in an era of great power rivalry, where the rules-based order is fading… the strong do what they can, and the weak must suffer… And faced with this logic, there is a strong tendency for countries to go along to get along, to accommodate, to avoid trouble, to hope that compliance will buy safety.”
“As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact,” he said in a pointed jab.
As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact. pic.twitter.com/HCfzSS3DRs
— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) January 21, 2026
Trump mockingly rebuked Carney during his address at Davos, saying, “Canada gets a lot of freebies from us, by the way. They should be grateful, also, but they’re not… Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, @MarkJCarney, the next time you make your statements.”
.@POTUS in Davos: “Canada gets a lot of freebies from us, by the way. They should be grateful, also, but they’re not… Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, @MarkJCarney, the next time you make your statements.” pic.twitter.com/CJcT8sTDXW
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 21, 2026
Carney pushed back in a statement on Thursday, saying, “Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.”
Canada thrives because we are Canadian. pic.twitter.com/jBTiOyJFj5
— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) January 22, 2026
Carney did commend the NATO discussions with President Trump on protecting Greenland and the Arctic region.
Pleased with this progress to increase Arctic security through joint NATO action.
With our NATO allies, including the Nordic Baltic 8, Canada will fully participate in the defence of the region and further securing the alliance’s northern and western flanks. https://t.co/ANAHA4X6p4
— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) January 22, 2026
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