As if the motorists of BC didn't already suspect this.  Now, after a full   
   inquiry, the Alberta gas suppliers have not been able to explain a $.13/litre   
   price difference to British Columbians.  And, once again, right on schedule   
   their prices went up just    
   before a long weekend holiday.   
      
   Our Premier wants a major refinery built in BC. As long as it's a   
   government-run refinery, BCers would support that.  The greedy oil companies   
   can't be trusted anymore.   
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   Globe and Mail - Sept 1, 2019   
      
   B.C. minister blames 'price gouging’ for high cost of gas in Vancouver area   
      
   Motorists in the Vancouver region pay 13 cents more per litre of gas than   
   others in the Pacific Northwest for reasons that cannot be explained by normal   
   market forces, an inquiry commissioned by the B.C. government has found.   
      
   The 13-cent differential in B.C.’s south, and a six-cent differential in the   
   north, mean that the average economic cost for B.C.’s drivers amounts to   
   about $490-million a year, British Columbia Utilities Commission chair and   
   chief executive officer    
   David Morton said Friday.   
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   Bruce Ralston, B.C.’s Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, said the   
   report is validation for those who feel they are being ripped off when they   
   fill up.   
      
   “Today’s report from the utilities commission shows that there’s   
   significant evidence to support people’s view that price gouging exists in   
   the market,” he said Friday.   
      
   Prior to 2015, prices in Metro Vancouver and the rest of Western Canada were   
   closely correlated, with a price gap of about five cents. However, by early   
   2019, the gap had widened to about 20 cents.   
      
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