A bold diplomatic maneuver from the White House: President Trump has revoked Canada’s invitation to the Board of Peace via a Truth Social message to PM Mark Carney. Silent on motives, the pullback arrives amid heated rhetoric, capped by Trump’s Davos line that ‘Canada exists thanks to America,’ which Carney emphatically denied.
‘We have a stellar U.S.-Canada partnership across economies, security, and culture,’ Carney noted, ‘yet Canada succeeds on its own merits as Canadians.’ The spat has now materialized into concrete action with this exclusion.
Trump’s peace board, geared toward international stability, counts 25 nations from 60 invites, including Israel, Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Egypt, Vietnam, and Mongolia. Eight Islamic countries stand out in the roster.
An offer went to India’s PM Modi for the Gaza ceasefire’s next stage, pending a response. Major players—France, UK, China, Germany, Sweden, Norway—sat out the signing, as did commitments from Germany, Italy, Paraguay, Russia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine.
Limited to three years, full membership allegedly demands $1 billion. As Canada licks its wounds from the snub, the episode underscores Trump’s unpredictable style, blending peace overtures with hardball tactics that could redefine U.S. relations across the globe.