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Trump bans Canadian goods from US government purchases

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The Straits Times. (2026, September 17). Trump bans Canadian goods from US government purchases. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-bans-canadian-goods-from-us-government-purchases

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President Trump ordered US government agencies to stop purchasing goods from Canada, citing concerns over barriers to American businesses in the Canadian market through its "Buy Canadian" policy. The directive follows escalating trade tensions between the two countries and comes after Trump threatened similar measures unless reciprocity is restored for American farmers and companies. Although Trump claimed that Canadian goods worth more than $50 billion are sold annually under US government contracts, a senior administration official later clarified that this figure does not exclusively apply to Canadian companies.
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U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Wednesday to identify goods from Canada in federal civil government procurement and take steps to remove them, escalating the ongoing trade war between the two countries. This action followed Canada's imposition of retaliatory tariffs after the U.S. announced its own punitive measures earlier this month. The latest round of tariffs took effect just after midnight on Tuesday, adding 50% levies to over 100 products, including cheeses, motorboats, ATVs, and furniture. Trump's memorandum directs agencies to eliminate Canadian-origin goods from approximately $280 billion in U.S. federal procurement, a significant increase from his initial threat of restricting $50 billion worth of contracts. The move is part of an escalating trade dispute that intensified when the U.S. and Canada failed to reach a new trade agreement last August.

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The order is the latest escalation by Trump in a trade fight that ramped up over the summer, as tit-for-tat tariff measures between the US and Canada followed the last-minute collapse of a trade truce in August.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 Trump signalled he would cut Canadian goods from US government purchases in a social media post earlier in September, “unless Canada restores full and fair reciprocity for American Farmers and Companies”.
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Trump bans Canadian goods from US government purchases · assertive framing

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Trump bans Canadian goods from US government purchases WASHINGTON – asserted
Trump → ban → purchases
US President Donald Trump directed agencies to remove Canadian goods from government contracts, executing an earlier threat as tensions between the two countries flare. asserted
tensions → direct → countries
In a presidential memorandum, the White House criticised Canada for its barriers to US companies seeking access to the Canadian government market through a “Buy Canadian” policy. asserted
House → criticise → policy
The order is the latest escalation by Trump in a trade fight that ramped up over the summer, as tit-for-tat tariff measures between the US and Canada followed the last-minute collapse of a trade truce in August. asserted
measures → ramp → August
The procurement order comes after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered to make Canada an “associate member” during a speech on Sept 16. asserted
Canada → come → Sept
Trump criticised the proposal, calling it potentially a “hostile act” and threatened more tariffs on European goods or to “stop trading with Europe on many things”. asserted
Trump → criticise → things
Trump signalled he would cut Canadian goods from US government purchases in a social media post earlier in September, “unless Canada restores full and fair reciprocity for American Farmers and Companies”. asserted
Canada → signal → Farmers
At the time, Trump said the Canadian goods and services sold under the so-called Multiple Award Schedule are worth more than US$50 billion (S$63.9 billion) each year. asserted
goods → say → Schedule
A senior administration official later clarified that although the White House calculates the US procurement market at that amount, Canadian companies do not always account for all of it. asserted
companies → clarify → it
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