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Premier Scott Moe said his government “will take what we can get” for Saskatchewan industries if he has a chance to sit down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and negotiate carbon pricing.

“Myself and the prime minister need to work together to repair the relationship and to change our direction with respect to where that relationship has been over the course of the last four years,” he said. “Much of this onus is on the prime minister.”

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Moe’s comments came as Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili followed the premier’s recent letter seeking a “new deal for Canada” with a carbon tax message of his own to Trudeau.

While Moe has demanded a pause on the federal carbon backstop, Meili made a more focused demand on Wednesday. He wants an expedited rebate for farmers who are paying higher gas bills to dry grain during a wet harvest season.

He said he’s heard stories about producers getting stuck with bills hundreds of dollars higher than what they would otherwise pay.