Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is adamant that Canada will not pay the reported US$1.0 billion membership fee to President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” according to a report by The Globe And Mail.
Champagne even noted that Ottawa is still debating whether it’s strategic to join at all. The report further noted tht he declined to say whether Trump’s invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin would influence Canada’s position.
The invitation has been accepted in principle by Prime Minister Mark Carney but final determination on Canada’s membership has not yet been made.
“As you know, we’re still early days in what’s going to be the terms of reference of that board, how it’s going to operate,” Champagne said.
The report further noted that The “Board of Peace,” introduced alongside Trump’s Gaza peace plan, was authorized by the UN Security Council through 2027.
A copy of an invitation letter and a draft charter described by The Globe And Mail outline a structure that would chair the organization for life under Trump, begin with the Gaza conflict, and then expand to address other conflicts beyond Gaza.
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