Do you have provincial taxes on gasoline in Canada?  State taxes explain a
lot of the regional variation in prices around the US.

Joy

:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Greg Potts
:::Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 6:05 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Baie Comeau to Labrador to Newfoundland (gas price)
:::
:::Hi George,
:::
:::My Bad... I was simply parroting the excuse told to me by my
:::coworkers in Edmonton, when I remarked how their gas cost more than
:::ours in Toronto.  I guess that was the story that had been handed to
:::them to keep them quiet.
:::
:::My big gas gripe is that gas prices in Ottawa are consistently lower
:::than anywhere else in the country, and there are no refineries
:::anywhere near the place. I expect that the oil companies are just
:::trying to keep the politicians in our capital from noticing the
:::screwing over that the rest of the country is getting.
:::
:::
:::Happy Trails,
:::
:::Greg Potts
:::1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
:::www.pottsfamily.ca
:::
:::
:::
:::
:::On 7-Jan-07, at 5:20 PM, George Thorburn wrote:
:::
:::> Greg wrote;
:::>>> Gas in Toronto is currently selling at less than $.85 per litre. I
:::>>> saw gas last night for $.74/L and this afternoon for $.82/L.  $.
:::>>> 82CDN/
:::>>> L works out to 2.62US/USgallon.
:::>
:::>>> Out west in Vancouver it was $1.09/L when I was there on Wednesday.
:::>>> The further you are from a refinery, the more expensive it will be.
:::>
:::> WRONG!!!
:::> We live in Regina and there is a refinery in the city.  There are
:::> working oilfields within an hours drive.  We pay about $0.96 per
:::> litre.  The price of gas and diesel at the pump has more to do with
:::> oil company profit margins and taxes (local, provincial and
:::> federal) than transportation costs.  Gas refined in Regina is sold
:::> for less 4 hours away in North Dakota.
:::> I agree that if you go to remote areas with low population
:::> densities you will pay extra.
:::> George,
:::> '85 Westfalia