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Saskatchewan says no meeting necessary with Alberta over licence plate dispute

On Wednesday, the province announced that vehicles displaying Alberta plates will no longer be allowed on job sites for Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure’s new projects. File / Global News

Saskatchewan’s minister of trade says there is no need to meet with Alberta officials to discuss a short-lived ban on Alberta licence plates on government construction projects.

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Jeremy Harrison says the issue has been dealt with.

READ MORE: Saskatchewan, Alberta tussle over job site licence plates

The Saskatchewan government announced the ban in December which it said was in response to similar restrictions facing Saskatchewan workers on Alberta job sites.

Alberta filed a legal challenge and the policy was reversed in January before the two provinces were due to meet to discuss the issue.

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Harrison says getting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, which would increase the flow of Alberta crude from Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C., is the shared priority between the two provinces.

Alberta Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous says the two provinces will continue working to reduce trade barriers and focus on the expansion of the pipeline.

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Watch below: Ongoing Global News coverage of the Alberta/Saskatchewan licence plate ban

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