Senators tight-lipped about Linus Ullmark as they prepare to move on without him

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is open to contributing financially to U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace” if his government receives assurances that the funding will go directly to Palestinians. “We would write cheques and deliver in kind to improve the welfare of the people of Palestine,” said Carney, during an appearance in front of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday. “But we would want to see it delivered [directly] to those outcomes.” Carney was responding to questions from Financial Times journalist Gideon Rachman...