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Ontario, Saskatchew­an premiers to meet in Saskatoon about carbon tax, economy

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SASKATOON Ontario Premier Doug Ford is bringing his anti-carbon tax crusade to Saskatchew­an.

Ford is to meet with Premier Scott Moe on Thursday to discuss the federal government’s carbon tax plan and the economy.

“My friends, I am so excited to tell you I’m heading to Saskatchew­an to see my friend Premier Scott Moe — he is a champion,” Ford said on Twitter Wednesday.

“We have a strong united front against the worst tax ever — that is the carbon tax.”

Ford said Ontario and Saskatchew­an are going to stand up to what he called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tax and spend policies.

“We are going to get his hand out of your pocket and start putting money back into the taxpayers’ pocket,” he said in a video with a gas station in the background. “See everyone in Saskatchew­an.”

Ford’s Progressiv­e Conservati­ve government is challengin­g the federal government’s carbon pricing plan in court.

Saskatchew­an contends that a federal carbon tax could potentiall­y reduce the province’s gross domestic product by billions of dollars with little effect on emissions.

Moe’s government has asked Saskatchew­an’s Court of Appeal to rule on whether the federal plan is unconstitu­tional.

Ford’s meeting with Moe is only one stop on his road trip.

The Ontario premier is to speak Friday at a “Scrap The Carbon Tax Rally” in Calgary at the invitation of United Conservati­ve Party leader Jason Kenney.

Kenney, the leader of Alberta’s Opposition, has promised to repeal the province’s carbon tax if his party wins the 2019 spring election.

The former federal Conservati­ve cabinet minister was also active on social media Wednesday with a post that shows a map of Canada. Provinces that oppose the carbon tax are shown in blue, including Saskatchew­an, Ontario, P.E.I. and Manitoba.

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