Larry in AZ wrote:
> Waiving the right to remain silent, dgs said:
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>>Larry in AZ wrote:
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>>>Waiving the right to remain silent, johnl@iecc.com (John L) said:
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>>>>>I couldn't find any good stats, but what I can tell you is that in
>>>>>Alberta (Canada, for the geographically challenged), gas at the pump was
>>>>>probably around $0.90 in the spring, rose to $1.10 or so, and is back to
>>>>>$0.95 right now.
>>>>>
>>>>>Not quite on topic, but hopefully a useful stat.
>>>>
>>>>It'd be more useful for US readers if they knew that the price is per
>>>>litre.
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>>>
>>>And that's pretty high, considering that Canada is a net exporter of oil.
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>>Up until pretty recently, so was the UK, and Norway still is. Both of
>>'em charge way more than Canada for gasoline.
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> High taxes.
Which is the reason gas prices are higher in Canada, too. They just
aren't as high as in the UK and Norway.
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