Prime Minister Mark Carney has reaffirmed Canada’s support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying Ottawa would continue backing the institution despite US efforts to pressure allies to withdraw their membership and funding.
– “Canada is a proud member of the International Criminal Court. We support it with funding. We support it with personnel. We support it with our values. We support it with our actions, and we will continue to do so,” he said.
– Carney said the ICC played an increasingly important role as global instability increased.
– The Trump administration has repeatedly criticised the ICC, particularly after the court issued arrest warrants for Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over allegations related to the genocidal war on Gaza.
– The US is not a party to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC.
– Former ICC prosecutor Karim Khan, who issued the arrest warrant for Netanyahu over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza in 2024, was recently dismissed over misconduct allegations.
– In August 2025, the US sanctioned Canadian ICC judge Kimberly Prost over a case related to American troops in Afghanistan. Prost was one of four ICC officials targeted by the sanctions.
https://aje.news/o3g16a?update=4833080