Canada's five living former PMs have signed a joint letter calling on Canadians to “fly our flag with pride” on the 60th anniversary of its first raising this Saturday. It's about “standing for our national honour,” says @AKimCampbell. Watch: #cdnpoli

Federal polling suggests the gap has recently narrowed between Conservatives and Liberals, though the Tories still maintain an important lead. "We actually might have a race on our hands," says The Writ's @EricGrenierTW. Watch our analysis: #cdnpoli

Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker (@SooShoe) hopes Ottawa will retaliate against Trump's tariffs on steel & aluminum by imposing, like in 2018, counter-tariffs "targeted at legislators who had the President's ear." Watch our interview: #cdnpoli

"He needs Canada," says investor and Dragon's Den star @ArleneDickinson about the Canada-U.S. trade relationship in the midst of tariffs being imposed by Donald Trump. Watch our full interview: #cdnpoli

Canadian Steel Producers Association's Trade & Industry Affairs VP @FrDesmarais says Ottawa should "retaliate as soon as possible on a dollar-for-dollar base" to President Trump's 25% tariffs on steel imports. Watch our interview: @cspa_acpa #cdnpoli

Tariff threats by Donald Trump have once again taken centre stage in the Ontario election. Journalist @robertbenzie believes this is "not bad for the Tories" despite Ford's previous hot mic comments on the U.S. President. Watch his analysis: #onpoli

.@SenatorHYussuff, who sits on the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. relations, advocates for Canada to never be "vulnerable to one country's desires." Watch our full interview: #cdnpoli

La Presse's @jbellava believes PM Trudeau's hot mic comments about President Trump’s desire to annex Canada serves to "mobilize Canadians" and keep them "alert." Watch our Bureau chief panel: #cdnpoli

Trump's tariff threat led provinces and territories to hasten talks on removing trade barriers between the provinces, territories and Ottawa. N.B. Premier @susanholt is "optimistic" for "big moves" on that regard. Full interview: #cdnpoli

PM Trudeau was heard by the Toronto Star saying President Trump is not joking about his desire to make Canada the 51st state of the U.S. in comments inadvertently picked up by a live microphone. CPAC’s Andrew Thomson reports: @thomsonian #cdnpoli

The Big City Mayors Caucus met in Ottawa on Thursday. Windsor's @drewdilkens is "proud" with the unanimity of the group on the strategy they adopted with both Ottawa and U.S. elected officials to counter Trump's tariff threat. Full interview: #cdnpoli

We analyze the responses of the federal leaders to Trump's tariff threat with strategists @dmedlej1, @colewhogan and @Real_G_Soule. Watch our full panel: #cdnpoli

Energy Min. @JonathanWNV is back from meetings with officials and business leaders in Washington, D.C. He tells @michaelserapio he "hadn't been able to find many people in the U.S. who think tariffs on Canada are a good idea." Full interview: #cdnpoli

Speaking about forging relationships with global allies, former Canadian diplomat @benrowswell says "in a dog eat dog world, we could assemble a pack of dogs." Watch our full interview: #cdnpoli

Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Gordon Giffin believes President Trump won't impose any tariffs on Canada because they would have a "significant impact on the U.S." Watch his full interview: #cdnpoli

Liberal leadership candidate @frankbaylis wants "to make Canada more prosperous" to help pay for social programs. Watch our full interview: #cdnpoli

Journalist @robertbenzie believes Doug Ford's hot mic comments on him wanting Donald Trump to win the U.S. Presidential election last November "undermines a lot of (the PC's) narrative." Watch our full panel: #onpoli

In a statement, @UniforTheUnion's @Lanampayne said Donald Trump "declared economic war on Canadian workers." She calls for procurement money to be used to build infrastructure in a way that boosts employment and counters economic instability: #cdnpoli

Trump has announced a temporary pause for tariffs against Mexico, as the country will send 10,000 troops to their border with the U.S. For Saskatchewan's @PremierScottMoe, there's an "opportunity (for Canada) to do more." Watch our interview: #saskpoli

PM Trudeau says tariffs on Canada by the U.S. have been paused for at least 30 days. Referring to the statement, journalist Nick @TaylorVaisey notes that Ottawa "decided to speak the language of (President Trump)." Watch our panel: #cdnpoli