No matter which part of Canada you live in, you've probably noticed that gas prices have significantly increased over the weekend. Car drivers are understandably angry, but they're not alone.
Today, Canadian Auto Workers union president Ken Lewenza said that the federal government needs a fundamental change in its energy policy and called on Stephen Harper to reverse corporate tax cuts that will disproportionately benefit the oil industry.
"It is outrageous that the oil companies should be rewarded twice: once for gouging Canadians at the gas pump, and then again with a fat tax gift from Ottawa," he stated.
Lewenza also asked why Canadians are paying dramatically higher oil and gasoline prices as a result of geopolitical events on the other side of the world, arguing that "most of the gasoline we buy is refined from our own oil. It's no more expensive to produce than it was last year. Yet thanks to globalization, speculation, and greed, Canadians are being gouged again. There is nothing inevitable about this thievery; it reflects a deliberate policy choice by our governments".
Last week, gas prices jumped 10 cents per litre in just a few days. It's the highest they've been since the all-time peak of 2008.
Today, Canadian Auto Workers union president Ken Lewenza said that the federal government needs a fundamental change in its energy policy and called on Stephen Harper to reverse corporate tax cuts that will disproportionately benefit the oil industry.
"It is outrageous that the oil companies should be rewarded twice: once for gouging Canadians at the gas pump, and then again with a fat tax gift from Ottawa," he stated.
Lewenza also asked why Canadians are paying dramatically higher oil and gasoline prices as a result of geopolitical events on the other side of the world, arguing that "most of the gasoline we buy is refined from our own oil. It's no more expensive to produce than it was last year. Yet thanks to globalization, speculation, and greed, Canadians are being gouged again. There is nothing inevitable about this thievery; it reflects a deliberate policy choice by our governments".
Last week, gas prices jumped 10 cents per litre in just a few days. It's the highest they've been since the all-time peak of 2008.