{"id":2656210,"date":"2026-09-08T19:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-50-billion-federal-contracting-block-on-canadian-goods\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T19:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:33:20","slug":"trump-orders-50-billion-federal-contracting-block-on-canadian-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-50-billion-federal-contracting-block-on-canadian-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders $50 billion federal contracting block on Canadian goods"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-orders-50-billion-federal-contracting-block-on-canadian-goods%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2656210&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>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\u2019s 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 &#8220;full and fair reciprocity&#8221; for American companies. This move represents another escalation in the ongoing dispute between the two nations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> ordered his administration Tuesday to begin blocking <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"366\">Canadian<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said in a Truth Social post that he directed the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gsa\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"3463\"> General Services Administration<\/a>, working with the U.S. trade representative, to \u201ctake all necessary steps\u201d to remove Canadian products from the agency\u2019s multiple awards schedules, which allow federal agencies to purchase millions of commercial products and services from preapproved vendors, unless Canada provides what he called \u201cfull and fair reciprocity\u201d for American companies.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<style>.explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); 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