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martyp · 05-10-2007

From the canada.com website...

By visiting www.gasgouge.ca, drivers can type in what they paid for gas that day and with the click of the mouse they will be told what the price should have been and how much profit their over-paying generated for the gas industry. (The calculation takes into account normal profit margins.)

My results (10th of May):
Your gas prices are 15.9¢ per litre above the normalized cost of 95.1¢ per litre in Montreal

drftwd1 · 05-10-2007

I just filled up in Amherstburg @ 100.9 per litre.I understand in Windsor(30 minutes from here) has already gone up to 105.9 per litre. All Mothers out there should say Thank you to who ever is responsible(Oil Companies-not the Independants)Cheryl:?????:

HappyCappy · 05-10-2007

I'm at 27 cents above.
Wowzers.

I like the site, but is this "extra amount" including the Canadian Goverment profit such as gst and extra.

If you look at the usa whom buys their gas from us, it's cheaper to buy in the USA than in Canada, and I read it's because the taxation on gas in Canada is higher than the USA.

drftwd1 · 05-10-2007

:?????: Sorry, I just went on the site, I'm 18.6 cents above! Cheryl

roxemma · 05-11-2007

Wow! Here in Brampton/Toronto (across the street from where I live) the gas is 106.2

extra 14.5 cents per litre (above)
additional profit of 14.5 million dollars per day

Nice!!!!! I'm totally in the wrong business, I need to buy a gas station!
They are getting ready for the long weekend!

HappyCappy · 05-11-2007

No..... Gas Station Owners make nothing........

Need to own the Whole Franchise .....

romylin · 05-11-2007

At a price of $1.21 per litre, you are paying 26.5¢ per litre in pure excess profit. Across Canada, an extra margin of 26.5¢ per litre generates an additional profit of 26.5 million dollars per day.

and at $1.21/litre, that's the cheapest it's been in two weeks... It's just outrageous what we're paying.

HappyCappy · 05-11-2007

Thanks to PetroCanada and others.

The oil companies are getting the 'Barrel" price it's the "middle people that doing the deed.

romylin · 05-13-2007

OMG... when we went out for Mother's Day Brunch today, I couldn't believe the gas prices, it cost more to fill the tank than 8 of us for brunch... 130.6/litre... just NUTS!!!!!!

Nutmeg · 05-14-2007

107.4 here yesterday...Haven't been out yet today!

Don't forget May 15th is Don't Buy Gas Day!! lol

HappyCappy · 05-14-2007

114.9 here this morning

itzzaangel · 05-16-2007

Well this is all interesting....I filled up the truck yesterday for our trip this weekend knowing that the gas prices would jump due to the long weekend. Funny how they say that gas prices have nothing to do with long weekends but the price always goes up...Here in Calgary we get gouged bad during the stampede as well.anyways..the price of fuel here yesterday was 1.12....28.9 cents above what it should be....this morning one day closer to the long weekend gas went to 1.16.......32.9 cents above!!!

Definatley being gouged bad..dont think I have ever put 92$ worth of fuel into our truck before...thank god I filled it yesterday!

HappyCappy · 05-16-2007

We're now at 116.9

Bambi5858 · 06-02-2007

Our gas here (Nothern Alberta) is $1.215 which is 38.1¢ per litre in pure excess profit according to the chart. Would be nice if they would quit lining their pockets and give back to the consumer.

ljames1985 · 06-03-2007

111.9 earlier

05-10-2007	#1
martyp Junior Beaver Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal Posts: 63 Threads: 41 Thanks: 7 Thanked 76 Times in 52 Posts	How much are you being gouged at the pump? From the canada.com website... By visiting www.gasgouge.ca, drivers can type in what they paid for gas that day and with the click of the mouse they will be told what the price should have been and how much profit their over-paying generated for the gas industry. (The calculation takes into account normal profit margins.) My results (10th of May): Your gas prices are 15.9¢ per litre above the normalized cost of 95.1¢ per litre in Montreal __________________ Marty P., KingOfRocks.com Jewellery [URL="http://kingofrocks.com/scripts/default.asp"]What's our Jewellery [I]Steal of the Day[/I]?[/URL]

05-10-2007	#2
drftwd1 Smart Beaver Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Parry Sound Ontario Posts: 235 Threads: 10 Thanks: 29 Thanked 28 Times in 21 Posts	Gas prices I just filled up in Amherstburg @ 100.9 per litre.I understand in Windsor(30 minutes from here) has already gone up to 105.9 per litre. All Mothers out there should say Thank you to who ever is responsible(Oil Companies-not the Independants)Cheryl:?????:

05-10-2007	#3
HappyCappy Chief Join Date: Feb 2007 Adventure Ho Champion! Location: Northern Alberta Posts: 5,857 Threads: 3100 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,125 Times in 1,508 Posts	I'm at 27 cents above. Wowzers. I like the site, but is this "extra amount" including the Canadian Goverment profit such as gst and extra. If you look at the usa whom buys their gas from us, it's cheaper to buy in the USA than in Canada, and I read it's because the taxation on gas in Canada is higher than the USA. __________________

05-11-2007	#5
roxemma Junior Beaver Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 86 Threads: 28 Thanks: 116 Thanked 148 Times in 62 Posts	Wow! Here in Brampton/Toronto (across the street from where I live) the gas is 106.2 extra 14.5 cents per litre (above) additional profit of 14.5 million dollars per day Nice!!!!! I'm totally in the wrong business, I need to buy a gas station! They are getting ready for the long weekend! __________________ [B]Roxanne[/B] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

05-11-2007	#6
HappyCappy Chief Join Date: Feb 2007 Adventure Ho Champion! Location: Northern Alberta Posts: 5,857 Threads: 3100 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,125 Times in 1,508 Posts	No..... Gas Station Owners make nothing........ Need to own the Whole Franchise ..... __________________

05-11-2007	#7
romylin Junior Beaver Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 77 Threads: 18 Thanks: 97 Thanked 61 Times in 32 Posts	At a price of $1.21 per litre, you are paying 26.5¢ per litre in pure excess profit. Across Canada, an extra margin of 26.5¢ per litre generates an additional profit of 26.5 million dollars per day. and at $1.21/litre, that's the cheapest it's been in two weeks... It's just outrageous what we're paying. __________________ You're just jealous because the voices only talk to ME

05-13-2007	#9
romylin Junior Beaver Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 77 Threads: 18 Thanks: 97 Thanked 61 Times in 32 Posts	OMG... when we went out for Mother's Day Brunch today, I couldn't believe the gas prices, it cost more to fill the tank than 8 of us for brunch... 130.6/litre... just NUTS!!!!!! __________________ You're just jealous because the voices only talk to ME

05-14-2007	#10
Nutmeg Diva Beaver Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 253 Threads: 10 Thanks: 44 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts	107.4 here yesterday...Haven't been out yet today! Don't forget May 15th is Don't Buy Gas Day!! lol __________________

05-14-2007	#11
HappyCappy Chief Join Date: Feb 2007 Adventure Ho Champion! Location: Northern Alberta Posts: 5,857 Threads: 3100 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,125 Times in 1,508 Posts	114.9 here this morning __________________

05-16-2007	#12
itzzaangel Wise Beaver Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somewhere not warm enough! Posts: 1,270 Threads: 387 Thanks: 57 Thanked 478 Times in 212 Posts	Well this is all interesting....I filled up the truck yesterday for our trip this weekend knowing that the gas prices would jump due to the long weekend. Funny how they say that gas prices have nothing to do with long weekends but the price always goes up...Here in Calgary we get gouged bad during the stampede as well.anyways..the price of fuel here yesterday was 1.12....28.9 cents above what it should be....this morning one day closer to the long weekend gas went to 1.16.......32.9 cents above!!! Definatley being gouged bad..dont think I have ever put 92$ worth of fuel into our truck before...thank god I filled it yesterday! __________________ If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried

05-16-2007	#13
HappyCappy Chief Join Date: Feb 2007 Adventure Ho Champion! Location: Northern Alberta Posts: 5,857 Threads: 3100 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,125 Times in 1,508 Posts	We're now at 116.9 __________________

06-02-2007	#14
Bambi5858 Smart Beaver Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Berwyn Posts: 104 Threads: 3 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Our gas here (Nothern Alberta) is $1.215 which is 38.1¢ per litre in pure excess profit according to the chart. Would be nice if they would quit lining their pockets and give back to the consumer.

06-03-2007	#15
ljames1985 Little Beaver Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 18 Threads: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	111.9 earlier