The Canadian government has insisted that information on domestic goods is readily available to all trading partners, even including nations that recently elected a felony-convicted game show host to be their head of state. Instead, the United States has decided to employ a rarely-chosen trade tactic that international economists refer to as the “fuck around and find out” model.
Maybe it’s more common with databases and reporting? I’ve seen this a million times over the years with removing tables or reports. Then again, it’s possible I’ve only worked in places with poor data governance.