Carney Agreed ‘In Principle’ to Join Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace

Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference at the Islamic Art Museum in Doha, Qatar, on Jan. 18, 2026. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

As the second phase of the peace plan for the Gaza Strip gets under way, Prime Minister Mark Carney says he accepted a role in U.S. President Donald Trump’s new governing body to oversee the territory.

“The president raised it with me a few weeks ago,” Carney said on Jan. 18 during his visit to Qatar. “I said, in principle, yes.”