In a recent development at the World Economic Forum, former U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked an invitation extended to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to join his Board of Peace. This decision follows a public exchange of criticisms between the two leaders.

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Carney addressed the media regarding the invitation, stating that Canada had set certain ‘preconditions’ before agreeing to contribute $1 billion towards efforts to rebuild Gaza. His comments hinted at underlying tensions between the two nations.

The situation escalated during their appearances in Davos, where Carney and Trump engaged in a verbal back-and-forth. The exchange culminated in Carney’s public rebuttal to Trump’s assertion that ‘Canada lives because of the United States,’ a statement that did not sit well with the Canadian leader.

In response, Trump took to his platform, Truth Social, to inform Carney of the decision to rescind the invitation. He wrote, “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.”

The Daily Mail has contacted Prime Minister Carney for his comments on the matter, but as of now, there has been no official response from his office.

In Davos, Carney condemned coercion by great powers on smaller countries without mentioning Trump’s name.

Upon returning home to Canada, Carney responded to Trump directly by referencing Trump’s remarks in Davos.

‘Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian,’ Carney responded Thursday. 

Donald Trump has disinvited Mark Carney from his Board of Peace after a war of words between the two in their speeches at the World Economic Forum

The pair sniped back and forth at one another in Davos, ending with Carney publicly repudiating Trump Friday in Quebec City for saying that ‘Canada lives because of the United States’

Carney said Canada and the U.S. have built a remarkable partnership in the areas of economy, security and rich cultural exchange, but said ‘we are masters in our home, this is our own country, it’s our future, the choice is up to us.’ 

Carney left Davos before Trump inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas.

Trump has talked about making Canada the 51st state and posted this week an altered image of a map of the U.S. that includes Canada, Greenland, Venezuela and Cuba as part of its territory.

The president said in Davos that Canada gets many ‘freebies’ from the U.S. and ‘should be grateful.’ He said Carney’s Davos speech showed he ‘wasn’t so grateful.’

Trump said Canada wants to participate in ‘Golden Dome’ — a multibillion dollar missile defense system that he says will be operational before his term ends in 2029.

In a speech before a cabinet retreat in Quebec City, Carney said staying true to Canada’s values is key to maintaining its sovereignty.

‘We can show that another way is possible, that the arc of history isn’t destined to be warped toward authoritarianism and exclusion; it can still bend toward progress and justice,’ Carney said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the ‘Board of Peace’ meeting during the World Economic Forum

Carney said ‘Canada must be a beacon — an example to a world at sea.’

He added that in a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness.

‘There are billions of people who aspire to what we have built: a pluralistic society that works,’ Carney said.

He said Canada delivers shared prosperity and has a democracy that chooses to protect the vulnerable against the powerful.

‘It’s a great country for everyone. It is the greatest country in the world to be a regular person. You don’t have to be born rich, or to a landed family. You don’t have to be a certain color or worship a certain god,’ he said.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick earlier complained about Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum.

‘Give me a break,’ Lutnick said on Bloomberg TV. ‘They have the second best deal in the world and all I got to do is listen to this guy whine and complain.’

Canada has been shielded from the worst impacts of Trump’s tariffs by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, known as USMCA, but the agreement is up for a mandatory review this year.

Carney condemned coercion by great powers on smaller countries without mentioning Trump’s name

Carney met with Trump shortly after his election in October of 2025 

In Davos, Carney urged countries below the top tier of global power to continue multilateral cooperation with a new, ‘dense web of connections’ as a response to Trump’s plans to take over Greenland.

‘Great powers can afford for now to go it alone. They have the market size, the military capacity, and the leverage to dictate terms. Middle powers do not,’ the Canadian prime minister said.

‘In a world of great power rivalry, the countries in between have a choice: compete with each other for favor or to combine to create a third path with impact,’ he said. 

‘(We) argue the middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.’

Carney strongly opposed US aspirations to expand its Arctic territory. ‘We stand firmly with Greenland and Denmark and fully support their unique right to determine Greenland’s future.’ 

Trump unveiled his Board of Peace in Davos Friday, including former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

The current Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and almost all other European nations are also holding off, with fears of a new standoff developing after a tentative solution was found to the bitter spat over Trump’s demands for Greenland. 

Critics have warned that the organization – which has a $1billion fee for permanent membership – appears to be an attempt to supplant the UN. 

Originally meant to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza after the war between Hamas and Israel, the board’s charter makes no reference to the Middle East crisis.

However, the charter reportedly makes no specific reference to Gaza, instead describing the board as ‘an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict’. 

Key US allies have expressed skepticism, with France outright refusing to participate and Italy also delaying a decision. 

Denmark – at the heart of the row over Trump’s Greenland grab – has not been invited even though Russian puppet regime Belarus is on the list.

The countries who had representatives at the event were Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE and Uzbekistan. 

Trump says he will serve as chairman of the board, control funds, and personally designate any successor.

The organization’s rules apparently say that member states will serve a maximum of three years, unless $1billion is contributed within the first year. 

A US official confirmed to the Daily Mail that there is no requirement to contribute the funds, but those who do are granted permanent membership rather than a three-year term.