Trump orders $50 billion federal contracting block on Canadian goods
president Donald Trump instructed his administration to block Canadian products from a major federal contracting program exceeding $50 billion annually, amid increasing tensions between the United States and Canada. Trump directed the General Services Administration, in coordination with the U.S. trade representative, to take all necessary measures to remove Canadian goods from the agency’s multiple awards schedules.These schedules enable federal agencies to buy a wide range of products and services from preapproved vendors, but the President demanded this action unless Canada offers “full and fair reciprocity” for American companies. This move represents another escalation in the ongoing dispute between the two nations.
President Donald Trump ordered his administration Tuesday to begin blocking Canadian products from a federal contracting program worth more than $50 billion annually, opening another front in the rapidly escalating feud between the United States and Canada.
Trump said in a Truth Social post that he directed the General Services Administration, working with the U.S. trade representative, to “take all necessary steps” to remove Canadian products from the agency’s multiple awards schedules, which allow federal agencies to purchase millions of commercial products and services from preapproved vendors, unless Canada provides what he called “full and fair reciprocity” for American companies.
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