tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post8863878890368359705..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Gas Prices Soaring? Care to Speculate Why?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-74223233225255546902012-02-27T13:02:38.113-08:002012-02-27T13:02:38.113-08:00Why do Canadians have to pay world spot prices for...Why do Canadians have to pay world spot prices for Canadian oil? Due to the fact that we sell our oil at cheap prices to everyone else that is why.Anyonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765384812104835792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-50755974471478336582012-02-25T19:05:24.197-08:002012-02-25T19:05:24.197-08:00Thanks for the information.
But the greed should ...Thanks for the information.<br /><br />But the greed should be a political issue. The world spot prices are putting severe stress on all of rural Canada, which was built by the Model T and cheap oil.<br /><br />This stress is, well just look at small-town Canada.<br /><br />As well, the oil, the land are owned by the Canadian people and companies are licenced by the Feds. So the concept of reduced prices for domestic consumption is not preposterous.<br /><br />IMHO the Liberals or the NDP should look at this.Edstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03295069754219954783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-91995365249771602532012-02-25T13:53:23.279-08:002012-02-25T13:53:23.279-08:00Actually Ed there was a time we didn't. Back ...Actually Ed there was a time we didn't. Back in the early 70s, gas was 59/gal in Toronto but just 29/gal in Ottawa. From the Ottawa valley east Canadians paid world oil prices. West of that we paid a hefty premium to subsidize Alberta oil production.<br /><br />Back then Alberta would have raged had it been told to accept world oil price. Only when the cartel came into being and sent prices soaring did Alberta demand the world price. They got it and have been getting it ever since. At one point, fearing a drop in world prices, Ralph Klein tried to negotiate a "floor" price. He wanted it both ways. Silly old sot.<br /><br />And actually we pay more than world prices if you calculate the resource values, environmental costs and subsidies we provide Big Oil. We're even allowing them to import 'guest workers' so they can dodge having to pay Canadian wages. Such is life in a true petro-state.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-48212121243805986432012-02-25T13:37:06.420-08:002012-02-25T13:37:06.420-08:00I have asked members of the Cons, the Liberals and...I have asked members of the Cons, the Liberals and the NDP this simple question — and I have yet to get an answer:<br /><br />WHY DO CANADIANS HAVE TO PAY WORLD SPOT PRICES FOR CANADIAN OIL?<br /><br />WHY?<br /><br />If you live in Venezuela, Chavez gives his citizens a break, as does Mexico, Algeria, Libya, etc., etc. Yet Stevie thinks you should pay the same price as countries that don't have ANY oil.Edstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03295069754219954783noreply@blogger.com