President Trump on September 8 posted on X accusing Canada of a long-standing trade “rip-off” against the United States, and announced he would direct the General Services Administration (GSA), working with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), to remove Canadian-origin products from GSA’s Multiple Award Schedules unless Canada restores full and fair reciprocity for American farmers and companies.

In the post, Trump stated that Canada bans American small businesses from selling into its government procurement markets while enjoying broad access to the massive U.S. government procurement market, including those of U.S. states. “That is not reciprocity, it is a Canadian Trade Scam,” he wrote. The Multiple Award Schedules account for more than $50 billion a year in procurement contracts. “From now on, NO RECIPROCITY – NO ACCESS!” Trump emphasized, adding that the move should have been taken years ago by previous administrations but was reinstated by “Sleepy Joe Biden.”

The president also referenced Canadian restrictions on U.S. dairy farmers and auto trade, but the core focus was the lack of reciprocity in government procurement. The announcement could escalate trade tensions between the two countries.