The decision came just hours after Trump formally unveiled the board and follows a sharply worded Davos speech by Carney that accused major powers of using economic integration and tariffs as tools of coercion

President Donald Trump has withdrawn Canada’s invitation to join the newly launched Board of Peace, days after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney criticised powerful nations at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The decision came just hours after Trump formally unveiled the board and follows a sharply worded Davos speech by Carney that accused major powers of using economic integration and tariffs as tools of coercion.

Carney, speaking at Davos 2026, praised the role of middle powers and warned against “powerful nations using economic integration as weapons and tariffs as leverage.”

He urged countries to accept what he described as “the end of a rules-based global order,” remarks that drew a rare standing ovation from attendees.

Trump announced the withdrawal in a public message addressed directly to Carney on Truth Social on January 23, 2026.

“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.

The move marked an abrupt reversal.

Only last week, Carney’s office confirmed that Canada had been invited to serve on the board and that the prime minister planned to accept.

During his Davos address, Carney said Canada, which recently signed a trade agreement with China, could show how middle powers might cooperate to avoid being “victimized by American hegemony.”

Trump reacted strongly 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.

The withdrawal came hours after Trump officially launched the Board of Peace, which he initially described as a mechanism to help cement a ceasefire in Gaza.

Trump said permanent members of the board would be required to contribute financially.

“Permanent members must help fund the board with a payment of $1 billion each,” he said.

Speaking in Switzerland, Trump outlined the board’s ambitions.

“Once this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much whatever we want to do,” he said, adding, “And we’ll do it in conjunction with the United Nations.”

The board’s creation was endorsed by a United Nations Security Council resolution as part of Trump’s Gaza peace plan.

UN spokesperson Rolando Gomez said United Nations engagement with the board would be limited to that context.

Current members include Argentina, Bahrain, Morocco, Pakistan and Turkey.

Other US allies, including Britain, France and Italy, have indicated they will not join the initiative for now.

Neither Carney’s office nor the White House responded immediately to requests for comment on Thursday evening, Reuters reported on Friday.

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