Saskatchewan lifts Alberta licence plate ban
WHITECOURT, AB — The licence plate fight between Alberta and Saskatchewan has ended.
According to Deron Bilous, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, the province has lifted its ban on Alberta licence plates on work sites in that province via letter on Monday, hours before the issue’s deadline. If the law wasn’t rescinded before midnight, it would enter binding arbitration under the New West Partnership Trade Agreement.
“This is good news for Alberta companies and workers and, frankly for workers and companies on both sides of the border,” Bilous said during a conference call in Whitecourt. “We want Alberta businesses and their workers to be able to earn a good living for themselves and their families, and that’s why we fought back against the ridiculous policy.
“Saskatchewan did the right thing and dropped their discriminatory restriction, and again, this is good news on both sides of the border.”