US EditionCanadian official says Carney will accept role on Trump’s Gaza board of peace
Mark Carney’s role on Trump’s Gaza Board aims to ensure accountability and resource mobilization for the Palestinian committee governing Gaza, supporting 20 key peace plan points.
- On Friday, a senior Canadian government official said U.S. President Donald Trump asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to join the Gaza Peace Board, and Carney will accept but has not yet formally done so.
- On Friday, the White House announced U.S. President Donald Trump will chair the Board of Peace, naming U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair.
- Notably, Prime Minister Mark Carney's name was absent from the White House's initial executive-board list, which includes Rubio and Blair, while Ali Shaath leads the Palestinian committee.
- According to The Canadian Press, a report was first published on Jan. 16, 2026, and credited to Kyle Duggan as a breaking story.
- The Board is charged with overseeing a Palestinian committee that governs Gaza's daily affairs and will play an essential role in fulfilling all 20 points of the president's Gaza peace plan, a White House press release said.
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Carney to Play Role on US-Led ‘Board of Peace’ in Gaza
Prime Minister Mark Carney will take on a role on the new “Board of Peace” for Gaza formed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which will oversee the reconstruction, economic recovery, and administration of the region, according to a senior government official. Trump announced his plans to create a “founding Executive Board” on Jan. 16. He himself will serve as the chairman of the board, which will also include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. S…
International leaders were invited to serve on the Peace Council, including Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has been invited by US President Donald Trump to join the so-called Peace Council that will oversee the situation in the Gaza Strip after the war, and he intends to accept the offer, a senior adviser to the Canadian prime minister told AFP on Saturday.
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