Ben Atkinson, PhD
@benatkinsonphd.bsky.social
PhD Economics with 25+ years experience in public, private, and academic sectors. Expertise in International Economics and Industrial Organization, including transportation and retail gasoline pricing. Proud Calgarian and life-long lover of rock n' roll.
He did not join, but I was responding to your suggestion that he was entirely opposed to it. On the contrary, he is on the fence.
January 21, 2026 at 11:26 AM
He did not join, but I was responding to your suggestion that he was entirely opposed to it. On the contrary, he is on the fence.
"'The president raised it with me a few weeks ago; I said, in principle, ‘yes,’' Carney said of Canada’s potential membership on the board." www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Carney agrees ‘in principle’ to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace,’ but no talks of membership fee
While Mark Carney says he has agreed 'in principle' to join Donald Trump’s 'Board of Peace,' a senior government source tells CTV News there have been no conversations whatsoever about the US$1-billio...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 2:14 AM
"'The president raised it with me a few weeks ago; I said, in principle, ‘yes,’' Carney said of Canada’s potential membership on the board." www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
I have not heard him actually say it. The CBC quoted a senior Canadian government official that Carney "will" join it, not "might" or "is considering". He might have changed his mind since then, but I have yet to hear it explicitly.
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I have not heard him actually say it. The CBC quoted a senior Canadian government official that Carney "will" join it, not "might" or "is considering". He might have changed his mind since then, but I have yet to hear it explicitly.