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- US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum to remove Canadian-origin goods from the US federal procurement system.
- The Office of Management and Budget and the US Trade Representative were directed to identify Canadian products and remove them from the list available for purchase by the federal government.
- The Trump administration said the move responds to Canada's "unreasonable and discriminatory treatment" of US goods, noting Canadian companies have preferential access to more than $280 billion of US government procurement while US firms lack equivalent treatment in Canada.
- The US Trade Representative must also monitor Canada's treatment of American goods and procurement policies.
- The step matters because it escalates already worsening trade tensions between the two neighbours, following earlier measures on Canadian alcohol, dairy and motor vehicles.
What to watch next
- How the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and agencies implement the removal of Canadian products from federal purchasing lists.
- Whether Canada retaliates or adjusts its "Buy Canadian" provincial policies in response.
- Further US trade measures against Canadian sectors such as alcoholic beverages, dairy and motor vehicles.
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