Donald Trump has escalated his trade dispute with Canada by ordering the removal of Canadian-made goods from US federal government procurement catalogues, accusing Ottawa of long-running unfair trade practices. In a social media post, the president said Canadian federal and provincial governments have barred American small businesses from bidding on their public procurement contracts, and instructed the General Services Administration to strip Canadian-origin products from its approved vendor lists, which cover over $50 billion in annual purchases. He indicated the move could be reversed if Canada grants "full and fair reciprocity" to American firms and farmers, suggesting the threat may be a negotiating tactic rather than a permanent measure.

The announcement follows a separate move a day earlier targeting Canadian planemaker Bombardier, which Trump said would be barred from selling aircraft in the US unless it builds them domestically; Bombardier had roughly 2,188 aircraft registered in the US as of January, and US customers operate about half of its 5,100-plus global fleet. The escalation comes after US-Canada trade talks collapsed last month, prompting Washington to impose 50% tariffs on over $20 billion of Canadian goods, which Canada matched with its own retaliatory tariffs that took effect on Tuesday. Further US tariffs are due to take effect on 1 January 2027, and some Republicans, including Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas, have already voiced opposition to the Bombardier measure over its impact on US jobs.