Trump targets Canadian goods in $50B federal procurement fight

(The Center Square) – Hours after Canada's retaliatory tariffs took effect Tuesday, President Donald Trump escalated the trade dispute again, directing federal officials to take steps to remove Canadian products from the government's Multiple Award Schedules, a procurement program with more than $50 billion in annual sales.

In a Truth Social post, Trump directed the General Services Administration to work with the U.S. Trade Representative to take steps to remove Canadian-origin products from GSA's Multiple Award Schedules, the contracts federal agencies use to buy goods and services, unless Canada restores what he called "full and fair reciprocity" for American farmers and companies. He said the schedules account for more than $50 billion a year.