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asked Edward how, this
could he.
• Edward said Sarnia s
stations took: a beating
because. of the lore
Canadian dollar and have
been fated with repairs to
their gas stations. similar
to. one his station recently
underwent, that cost, hint
$44,000, •
In response to•another
geestidn from Meleague
Edward said Canadian
rackprices are not coming
dawn: to match steady
decreases in crude oil'
priees.heeause the rack.
suppliers can make. more:
money by dragging.out the
decreases.. .
.iii, genet;,. Edward said
the public hay, found issue
with the gas. prices but
said there 'could just as
easily' be a travelling.cow-
n ittee famed: toleok at
the prise of beer or pielc;
up trucks
"`I really think it's a
public: whipping boy right:
now.. he said,.
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by Scott Hilgendurff
• When the price of gas
GQderu h. was Set at
5643 cents per. iit+re, it cast
Grant. Chisholm, a ftivi
supplier in, Lueknow, 492.
cents per litre to het it
them .
Chisolrn was -* speaker
invited to girt~ presenta-
tions to the Liberal Caucus
Centinittee on gasoline
Pricing 'in one of its.
provinee4wide stops in
Goderich. Jan, g. •
His cost begins with a
2(1,6 cent pre litre rack
price (the cost from the
refinery). Add road tax,.
3ST, and: hattting costs•
and, the priee readies 492
cents per•litre when it is,
supplied to a gas station.,
The station, then has to•
add to the price to cover
the cost of running the
facility. •
"I dont think there's.
any roots for anyone to
say:.they're beingripped
off," said Chisholm.
He was one of three
ee on gasoline p
om a de e s
retailer changed thepriee,
That forces the others
to do the same.
Hammond 41sca pointed:
oat, it's not like the com-
petition between grocery,
stores,
With gas stations. there
are urge signs denoting
the price. and as soon as
. one .stat on changes it, the
others on see and follow
the lead
A recent article in The
London Free' Press illus-
crated elle gas :station that
lowered its price to 49.9 -
cent per litre while, other
stations were priced
around. SQ.,5-cents. This
generated several cola
plaints4from the presen-
ters.
Hammond said that.
company is a price leader,
• lowering, its- price and
forcing everyone else,. to
tlo•the'saltier to compete.
In: his presentation, .Don
)toward of Edward Fuels
Qoderiuh .said he
speakers, at the m'eeti ng
sharing. their thoughts on
•issu.es of gas supply 'and
pricing toy;the gasoline
committee, The comrnit=
• tee, made up of 12 MPs
who have volunteered to
look into, the issue of fair
thas; pricing, is travelling'
e province~ this. month,.in.
tesponse to an outcry frcttrt::
their constituents.
Rick klaimmond, a co;
owner of Ora -Hain fuels,
an independent, Wholesaler
whos.uppltes, fuel to
Chisholm, alsogave a pre-,
septation,
He suggested, the caw-
mnixtee should -look at the
issue of gas station owner-
.ship; indicating- the sire. ,
only a few major fuel sup-
pliers ;,who owna large
numtber of gas, stations.
Hanimond expressed
concerns about, the future
.`of the small, independent
gas stations, suggesting
they, : are living, •forced out
the larger competitors,.
through such manoeuvres,'
.as, offering lower gas;
prices, at, their'tations.
The large 'companies,
can afford' to lose limey
on • the :sale, of their gad;
forting the smaller rude,:
Fendents, pat of business.
Cullin, ;anted, to know,
bow.Ihe price .of gay, in. a,
'cot»innuntty 1. r.t;twCd at
several'statt&>na all aeonce.,
H,e s iid it's riot all the
retailers, sitting atr':a donut
shop deciding to raise the
priee.
"I'm sure there's coin*-
iniinicsation. but not the,
way, . pceple think.
Hammondsaid.
He said, the' laws. don`t
stop .a retailer from. talking
to. the station- down the
'strut about changes in
• thein: gas. prices, but when
they dp tats,it's usually:
witl.:a lot of swearing,
k` h h th
asking to U fir
•
�.it `,:ave
totve
the "Ilona.:
doesn't under .land w.hy
anyonrti wouid sell gas' that
Cheaply;
"I think it's- unreason
able," be said, suggesting.
5 t cents a litre would be; •a
reasonable,,, minimum
price at, the pumps to keep
the gas station's doors
open,
"The people who hate
their gas 'prices. have. to be
reminded we have the see
..,.gnd..,lgwest gas. prgc e&1fl
the'v orld," he.'said, adding
the ljnited States has • the
lowest, because there f$:,'
less tax.
With the highest taxes,
Eciwatd said there are also
people trying; to, beat the
s:y.stem. and pointed • to
fraud and tax, evasion .as `a
problem' in the'industir
'that is being overlooked.
zn that ,ease, he; said the,,.
major oil conrpanieas
d serve some' ereda,t
because they' do: pay ;their
taNes. for every .litre: pro-
duce(' at the refinery.
Edward said' someone
should be looking at ilio
people who are taking the
lead and.droppiii•g their
priiee° below cost• to' see
that the taxes,•have been
paid an the~ fuel that is, in
their tanks.
He said there is, a small
gr tip Cf pertple doting this
but;:tt foes. thein. all to
10.1?paCr their;pnc.es. „.
Itu response to:e,oriimit-
tee coocerras, that the larger
e tnpanies art; 'lpweriti`g
their price's ,to try to. force
out the.'smaller, ihdepei -
'tients, Edward, said itis'
usually the independent
who' lowers the price Inst.
"t just 'clflin"t'think they,
ar-.collilding in that rnrta,"'
he said of the larger ctnau''•
pa�nits.
lie'points.to the possi-
bility of c:olIusin t at the:
street te.rtelwhere one
retailer calls .his supplier
to say be has to putt his
price down because the•
guy across the street just
dropped his.
However, the . guy
'across the street has done
,the same tiling tact with his
own supplier,, saying his
coinpetition•.just dropped
Me pace., .
But in his presentati.on,
be raised a. new issue for
the committeethat its,
members had not heard
before,
Edward suggested that
something ' other :gran
proper gaisoline isbeing.
sold at some stations.
"There's' a, lot cif sniff
that passes for gasoline"
that is made," he said. •
Ho said a lot of Oslo- .
forinatioit is given at ber-
der points about the co.: -
!.' .'ear"
,tents of what is beirr�.
. brought into the•einuntry,.
and .that sgme'fuei con-
tains.. PCBs- and ether'
chemicals as a, way of dis-.
. posing of•them.. '
Edward gave the com-
mittee .at•. number of news-
paper clippings illustrating,
examples. of fraudulent
acts, itt the, gasoline Indus-"
try .in.botti .da. and•the,
United States. .
"`"The; eoOktaili;ng;'of ue1
facutor," he said,
But 1VI.cTeague pointer:
out thC`prree cal �'a .'iii
Sarnia was,. at 57, ce,Rtts
while it was: 50 in Tomato
but Sarnia had access tc a
cheaper: rac k, ‘price, l -ie
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.526.15
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8-3.0 Y 616.0p
3.76 ::
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