Good to know someone's mentioned it. I haven't heard a single radio newscast talk about it yet. But perhaps as motorists are going home in the afternoon, it will become more prominent. You'd think when it's imminent, it would get more attention. It's not only a huge price hike - it's a permanent one, as well.

mace wrote:

If there any CAA members out there Shell will give you .03 cents/litre discount. I paid 1.62/litre this morning which is only six cents more than when I last tanked up on March 2nd.

Yes regardless of the tax increase, the actual price you pay will continue to be up and down.  Depending on what happens with the war, the price could drop a fair bit later in the spring and summer.  

What "coverage" are we looking for, exactly? It's not overly complicated and will certainly be in headlines once it takes effect.

Prices have gone up ~35c/L since January, this is hardly whopping in comparison.

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RadioActive wrote:

But even if that's true, a price hike is a price hike. And one this large is worth noting, I would think, regardless of your political stance.

It is worth noting and has been. I'm not sure what else we're looking for here

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unclefester wrote:

I've heard Jerry bring up the April 1st increase on a few occasions in the past couple of weeks

As for why it's not receiving the coverage it deserves I can only speculate that the Canadian media to whatever degree is buying into the Trudeau game plan. And that is pretty sad. 

What else could it be?

Speaking of which, another big story that you're not hearing much about also happens on Friday - all federal MPs, senators and the P.M. himself get a huge raise. The amounts range from almost $11,000 for senators and backbench MPs to nearly 16-grand for ministers. And Mr. Trudeau himself gets a $21,604 boost to his pay packet. 

It comes on the same day Canadians get to pay more for gas due to the very rules many of these people implemented. 

Can't wait for the reaction on the radio when Friday comes around! Agar should be in fine form... 

How fitting that the carbon tax increase always takes place on April Fool's Day.

I just came back from topping up the tank, at 166.9. It's certainly going to be more tomorrow. A small gesture, yes, but it's one less day I have to pay a carbon tax that many experts see as doing nothing for the environment. (Although in fairness, there are certainly others who disagree.) 

In any event, maybe it's a good thing it's not all over the radio. I got in and out with no major line-ups at the pumps. Although I'm sure that price will attract many going home.

paterson1 wrote:

   price could drop a fair bit later in the spring and summer.  

A Bloomberg analyst presented historical evidence a couple days ago, that each time there's been a massive price increase (from the early 70s and more recent), gasoline's price dropped significantly due to alternative supply (re-visiting fields that had declining production), reduced consumer & business consumption and other factors such as introduction & enforcement of the 55 MPH speed limit. 

Now that there seems to be a Ford 350 quad cab pickup in every 2nd driveway, the stage may be set for that scenario to repeat
 

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Looks like the Ontario government is lowering the gas tax by 5.7 cents a litre and the fuel tax 5.3 cents per litre.  This is only for 6 months from July 1 to the end of the year.  Gas prices usually go up during the summer months, so the 11 cent per litre temporary cut should save people some money.  The announcement comes less than two months before the provincial election on June 2.