Gas prices have increased since Hurricane
Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States leaving
Canadians in a state of shock.
There is no use taking anger out on poor gas
attendants because they receive their orders from the oil
companies.
Just what is going on here? When one looks at
the taxes on this energy resource, you will find they have not
increased. The marketing and refining costs have not changed
drastically, to my knowledge.
Keep in mind gasoline being held in the
underground tanks at each service station was purchased long
before this hurricane hit, and at lower prices.
The time has come for the federal government
to introduce rules and regulations to counteract these constant
fluctuations in gas prices.
I would suggest:
-The price of gas should be based on
production and marketing costs plus a fair profit.
-All gas produced in Canada should be for
Canadian use and only surplus should be sold at world market
prices to other countries.
These rules and regulations when implemented
would be fair to the consumer and also to oil companies.
We have heard all kinds of rhetoric about
this gas pricing issue, but no concrete action has taken place.
Pierre Trudeau found a way to deal with the gas
situation.
There is no reason why our present prime
minister and his government cannot do the same. It is time for
the government to do something about price gouging.
Clarence Soule
Sudbury