Acid-Irea Paper Legislative Building Regina, Saskatchewan S48 OBS Minister of the Economy January 22, 2018 Honourable Deron Bilous Minister of Economic Development and Trade Government of Alberta 425 Legislature Building 10800 97 Avenue Edmonton AB T5K 2B6 Dear Minister Bilous, We welcome your public comments made in a Canadian Press story posted on nationalpost.com on January 15, 2018 regarding the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Appeal Panel?s upcoming hearing on the dispute between Artisan Ales Consulting inc. and the Government of Alberta concerning mark?ups o_n out-of?province beer that indicate ?should the initial ruling stand, then Alberta will have to make changes to [the] beer program.? Thank you for your commitment to honour the upcoming AlT?s Appeal Panel's findings. We are confident that Alberta will return to the spirit of the New West Partnership when it comes to beer and alcohol pricing should the original panel?s decision be upheld. In good faith, we will suspend the licence plate policy for Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and InfrastructUre project sites, announced on December 6, 2017, immediately, We agree that our twoprovinces? Ministers responsible for Highways/Transportation and Trade should meet in short order to begin discussions on harmonizing safety courses and requirements for contractors, in addition to creating a single window resource for contractors from either province to contact regarding any issues they may face doing business in their neighbouring province. Sincerely, StevenBonk Minister Responsible for Trade cc: Honourable David Marit, Minister of Highways and Infrastructure Honourable Gene Makowsky, Minister Responsible for SaSkatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority