BC whining about high gasoline is hilarious! 2.34 a litre in Vancouver! Horgan wants to blame it on Putin but this is exactly what he and the people of BC have asked for.
One energy expert told CTV News earlier this month there’s another major factor at play.
"The main cause for this is refineries," said Vijay Muralidharan, senior analyst for Kalibrate Canada.
"Summer driving season (in the U.S.) … de facto means that refineries are going to charge a premium to produce gasoline."
A carbon tax increase also took effect in B.C. in April, bringing that tax up to 11 cents.
McTeague believes this is also an issue created by Canadians.
“At the core of all this is our willingness in this country to fool around with energy availability,” he said. “We've cut pipelines off, we've decided to hem ourselves in with regulations on refineries. We've imposed significant, punitive taxes on consumers. Is it any wonder that this is happening?”