Trump plans to cut Canadian goods from government buyers

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would seek to bar Canadian companies from selling to government contractors, deepening the two countries' trade war with a move that threatens to roil a system meant to smooth the sale of commercial goods to agencies across the U.S.

The order, announced in a social media post, will take place "unless Canada restores full and fair reciprocity for American Farmers and Companies," Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Tuesday. Trump said Canadian goods and services sold under the so-called Multiple Award Schedule are worth more than $50 billion each year, though the actual number may be much lower.

The president's actions are the latest salvo in a trade fight that has expanded well beyond tariffs. Talks between the U.S. and Canada on a trade truce collapsed at the last minute in August, leading the Trump administration to follow through with a 50% tariff on billions in Canadian goods.

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