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Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nUS President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invite for Canada to join his newly constituted Board of Peace, in the latest spat between the North American neighbours.<\/p>\n
“Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining,” Trump said on Truth Social in a post addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney.<\/p>\n
Carney made headlines this week warning of a “rupture” in the US-led global order. Ottawa also said it would not pay to join Trump’s new body.<\/p>\n
The board, which gives Trump wide decision-making powers as chairman, is being billed by the US as a new international organisation for resolving conflicts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Trump did not give a reason in Thursday evening’s post as to why he had decided to revoke Canada’s offer. <\/p>\n
Carney’s office did not immediately respond. The prime minster had indicated last week he would accept Trump’s invite on principle.<\/p>\n
But Ottawa had indicated in recent days that it would not pay the $1bn (\u00a3740m) membership fee which Trump has said permanent members will be asked to pay to help fund the board.<\/p>\n
His Board of Peace was originally thought to be aimed at helping end the two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and oversee reconstruction. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
But its proposed charter does not mention the Palestinian territory and appears to be designed to supplant functions of the UN. Trump would be chairman for life.<\/p>\n Some 60 nations have been invited to join the board and about 35 have already signed up, according to the White House.<\/p>\n Those who have agreed to join so far include Argentina, Belarus, Morocco, Vietnam, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Hungary, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n But none of the other permanent members of the UN Security Council – China, France, Russia, and the UK – have committed to participation so far.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Carney appeared to irk Trump with a speech that won a rare standing ovation this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos.<\/p>\n The prime minister urged other “middle powers” to band together in the face of economic coercion by “greater powers”, although he did not mention the US president by name.<\/p>\n A day later Trump told the gathering in the Swiss Alpine resort that Canada gets many “freebies” from the US and it “should be grateful”.<\/p>\n “Canada lives because of the United States,” Trump said. “Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.”<\/p>\n On Thursday, Carney swiped back at Trump as he delivered another speech back on home turf.<\/p>\n Speaking in Quebec, he said: “Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadians.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n