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[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"There [are] a lot of details to be worked out, but one thing which is clear is that Canada is not going to pay if we were to join the Board of Peace," Champagne told reporters Tuesday morning on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-gaza-board-of-peace-carney-9.7052479

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yet they have accepted the temporary membership. They are there with Kazakhstan, Hungary and a few others.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 days ago

It's almost certainly better to be on the board to see what's going on and influence it if possible. It's definitely not worth paying a billion dollars for a seat, but until we have more details, better to join now and have the option to leave later.