Polis raises Canadian Flag for newly designated Colorado Canada Friendship Day [Video]

COLORADO — In a release from Saturday morning, Governor Jared Polis announced that the Canadian National Flag will be raised at the State Capitol to celebrate March 15 as Colorado Canada Friendship Day.

The capitol building will also be lit up this evening with the Canadian white and red.

Polis’s office reports that Colorado exported $1.3 billion in goods, making up 18% of Colorado’s trade exports in 2023. They say that the relationship between Colorado and Canada benefits local farmers, ranchers, small business owners, and the tourism industry.

This comes almost two weeks after Governor Polis criticized the Trump administration for its implementation of taxes on Canada and Mexico.

You can read his full statement from March 3, 2025, below:

The office also announced that the capitol will host a Colorado Mexico Friendship Day, but no additional details have been released.