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Yet another brouhaha is bubbling between Alberta and Saskatchewan, this time over licence plates.

Saskatchewan Transportation Minister Dave Marit declared Wednesday that all Alberta contractors working on government highway and building projects in his province will have to get a local licence plate.

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The new rule applies only to Albertans, Marit told reporters in Regina, because everyone else already has to pay a provincial sales tax.

He also said he’s heard Saskatchewan contractors are being barred from Alberta worksites because they don’t have Wild Rose Country plates.

Alberta Trade Minister Deron Bilous shot back Wednesday that Marit’s assertion was ridiculous.

There is no such rule, he said, and issued an ultimatum: Roll it back within a week, or Alberta will see you in court.

Bilous said the rule change is a clear contravention of the New West Trade Partership, a free trade agreement between British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.