Canada refuses to pay one billion to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Francois-Philippe Champagne says that while the board’s framework is still under development, Canada has decided to halt any payment. “There [are] a lot of details to be worked out, but one thing, which is clear, is that Canada is not going to pay if we were to join the Board of Peace,” he tells reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The move reverses Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s earlier acceptance on Monday of a draft invitation to the board. Champagne notes that Canada may still join the initiative if the fee requirement is removed. “We're still early days [into] that what's going to be the terms of reference of that board, how it's going to operate,” he says. “The prime minister will have to make the final decision when all the facts are known and all the details have been hammered out — whether this is in the best interest of Canada.”
Carney emphasizes that funding is intended to support humanitarian aid in Gaza. “Canada wants money to have maximum impact,” he says. “We still do not have unimpeded humanitarian aid flows at scale to the people of Gaza.”
Reports note that US President Trump has invited 60 global leaders to participate in the board.
Some leaders have expressed concern that the Board of Peace could expand to address other international conflicts and potentially bypass the United Nations.
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