[Newsbot]

Title: Harper wants to crack down on gas-price fixing
Category: Business
Posted By: WDHIII
Date: 2008-09-25 15:44:28
Canadian

[roger-roger]

Conservative announce new legislation, Libs push green shift, NDP blast both parties but dont offer any solutions and the greens dont even show on the radar. Business as usual I guess.

I love the picture of Layton though He looks like extra from Night of the Living Dead II

[Reverend Blair]

Actually Layton addressed gas price fixing with a proposed policy over a week ago, Eisensapper. The announcement Harper made to day is largely a reaction to that.

[roger-roger]

I never even heard about it, do ya have a link?

[Freakinoldguy]

Impossible.

Everyone know gas companies are on the up and up, and would never revert to price fixing to help their bottom line. It's just been a major coincidence that for the past 30 years they all charge the exact same prices in a specific area. (sarcasm off)

[Donny_Brasco]

So for the last two years it never occured to Harper to crack down on price fixing? Maybe it is because they foot his bills?

I would like to believe it but Harper's version of cracking down on the tits he's been sucking on will bet to punish and throw in jail the 16 and 17 year old gas jockies in charge of changing the signs.

[Reverend Blair]

$1:

I never even heard about it, do ya have a link?

It was on CPAC, CBC and CTV around Sept 12 or 13. It was the same day that Harper admitted it looked like there was gouging going on, but didn't have an answer as to what he'd do about it. Am I the only actually following the election?

Anyway, I did a google and found you a link:

$1:

NDP Leader Jack Layton jumped on the issue as he unveiled a populist strategy to end consumer rip-offs, including what he called gouging at the gas pump.

"It's time somebody stood up to these companies and these gougers," Layton said, adding that Harper is more interested in giving tax breaks to oil companies than helping motorists.

Layton said an NDP government would create a price-monitoring agency to watch fuel prices, noting that the cost of a litre of gasoline has doubled in the past decade, pouring record profits into the coffers of the big oil companies.

http://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/498681

[roger-roger]

Hmmm my Conservative Rhetoric shield took big hit with that one .
Thanks Rev, Its hard to follow the NPD out here I dont think they even running out where I am.

[2Cdo]

Donny_Brasco Donny_Brasco:

So for the last fifty years it never occured to any party to crack down on price fixing? Maybe it is because they foot the parties bills?

The rest of this post was pure nonsense.

Just fixed up your post Donnie. you can thank me later.

[RUEZ]

2Cdo 2Cdo:

Donny_Brasco Donny_Brasco:

So for the last fifty years it never occured to any party to crack down on price fixing? Maybe it is because they foot the parties bills?

The rest of this post was pure nonsense.

Just fixed up your post Donnie. you can thank me later.

Yes much better. I guess everything that didn't get done before two years ago was just an oversight. If it doesn't get done in Harpers first two years it's because he's either on the take or incompetent.

[mtbr]

Donny_Brasco Donny_Brasco:

So for the last two years it never occured to Harper to crack down on price fixing? Maybe it is because they foot his bills?

I would like to believe it but Harper's version of cracking down on the tits he's been sucking on will bet to punish and throw in jail the 16 and 17 year old gas jockies in charge of changing the signs.

maybe if you spent less time giving out neg rep points you would have time to google something

Thirteen charged in Quebec gas price fixing scheme.

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=583036


under Harpers watch

[Donny_Brasco]

André, Guy Berthier—Maskinongé Québec Bloc Québécois
Arthur, André Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier Québec Independent
Asselin, Gérard Manicouagan Québec Bloc Québécois
Bachand, Claude Saint-Jean Québec Bloc Québécois
Barbot, Vivian Papineau Québec Bloc Québécois
Bellavance, André Richmond—Arthabaska Québec Bloc Québécois
Bernier, Maxime (Hon.) Beauce Québec Conservative
Bigras, Bernard Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie Québec Bloc Québécois
Blackburn, Jean-Pierre (Hon.) Jonquière—Alma Québec Conservative
Blais, Raynald Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Québec Bloc Québécois
Blaney, Steven Lévis—Bellechasse Québec Conservative
Bonsant, France Compton—Stanstead Québec Bloc Québécois
Bouchard, Robert Chicoutimi—Le Fjord Québec Bloc Québécois
Boucher, Sylvie Beauport—Limoilou Québec Conservative
Bourgeois, Diane Terrebonne—Blainville Québec Bloc Québécois
Brunelle, Paule Trois-Rivières Québec Bloc Québécois
Cannon, Lawrence (Hon.) Pontiac Québec Conservative
Cardin, Serge Sherbrooke Québec Bloc Québécois
Carrier, Robert Alfred-Pellan Québec Bloc Québécois
Coderre, Denis (Hon.) Bourassa Québec Liberal
Cotler, Irwin (Hon.) Mount Royal Québec Liberal
Crête, Paul Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Québec Bloc Québécois
DeBellefeuille, Claude Beauharnois—Salaberry Québec Bloc Québécois
Demers, Nicole Laval Québec Bloc Québécois
Deschamps, Johanne Laurentides—Labelle Québec Bloc Québécois
Dion, Stéphane (Hon.) Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Québec Liberal
Duceppe, Gilles Laurier—Sainte-Marie Québec Bloc Québécois
Faille, Meili Vaudreuil-Soulanges Québec Bloc Québécois
Folco, Raymonde Laval—Les Îles Québec Liberal
Freeman, Carole Châteauguay—Saint-Constant Québec Bloc Québécois
Gagnon, Christiane Québec Québec Bloc Québécois
Gaudet, Roger Montcalm Québec Bloc Québécois
Gourde, Jacques Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Québec Conservative
Gravel, Raymond Repentigny Québec Bloc Québécois
Guay, Monique Rivière-du-Nord Québec Bloc Québécois
Guimond, Michel Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord Québec Bloc Québécois
Harvey, Luc Louis-Hébert Québec Conservative
Jennings, Marlene (Hon.) Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Québec Liberal
Laforest, Jean-Yves Saint-Maurice—Champlain Québec Bloc Québécois
Laframboise, Mario Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Québec Bloc Québécois
Lalonde, Francine La Pointe-de-l'Île Québec Bloc Québécois
Lavallée, Carole Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert Québec Bloc Québécois
Lebel, Denis Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Québec Conservative
Lemay, Marc Abitibi—Témiscamingue Québec Bloc Québécois
Lessard, Yves Chambly—Borduas Québec Bloc Québécois
Lévesque, Yvon Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Québec Bloc Québécois
Lussier, Marcel Brossard—La Prairie Québec Bloc Québécois
Malo, Luc Verchères—Les Patriotes Québec Bloc Québécois
Martin, Paul (Right Hon.) LaSalle—Émard Québec Liberal
Ménard, Réal Hochelaga Québec Bloc Québécois
Ménard, Serge Marc-Aurèle-Fortin Québec Bloc Québécois
Mourani, Maria Ahuntsic Québec Bloc Québécois
Mulcair, Thomas Outremont Québec NDP
Nadeau, Richard Gatineau Québec Bloc Québécois
Ouellet, Christian Brome—Missisquoi Québec Bloc Québécois
Pacetti, Massimo Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel Québec Liberal
Paquette, Pierre Joliette Québec Bloc Québécois
Paradis, Christian (Hon.) Mégantic—L'Érable Québec Conservative
Patry, Bernard Pierrefonds—Dollard Québec Liberal
Perron, Gilles-A. Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Québec Bloc Québécois
Petit, Daniel Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles Québec Conservative
Picard, Pauline Drummond Québec Bloc Québécois
Plamondon, Louis Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Québec Bloc Québécois
Proulx, Marcel Hull—Aylmer Québec Liberal
Rodriguez, Pablo Honoré-Mercier Québec Liberal
Roy, Jean-Yves Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Québec Bloc Québécois
Scarpaleggia, Francis Lac-Saint-Louis Québec Liberal
St-Cyr, Thierry Jeanne-Le Ber Québec Bloc Québécois
St-Hilaire, Caroline Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher Québec Bloc Québécois
Thi Lac, Ève-Mary Thaï Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Québec Bloc Québécois
Thibault, Louise Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques Québec Independent
Verner, Josée (Hon.) Louis-Saint-Laurent Québec Conservative
Vincent, Robert Shefford Québec Bloc Québécois

Number of conservative MP's in Quebec - 8 of 75
Number of Gas Price Fixing charges = 13

Number of conservative MP's in Sask and Alta 41 of 42
Number of Gas Price Fixing Charges = 0

Nuff said.

[Reverend Blair]

The Competition Bureau isn't a Harper invention, mtbr, and there is no indication that they were investigating at Harper's behest.

It's kind of like giving me credit for inventing trees because there's books in my house.

$1:

Hmmm my Conservative Rhetoric shield took big hit with that one .
Thanks Rev, Its hard to follow the NPD out here I dont think they even running out where I am.

Press coverage is always a problem, especially for the NDP since they don't have a partisan press outlet on their side. That's part of the reason why CPAC is so great...they just show up where the leaders are and turn on the cameras. Everybody gets covered.

[robmik43]

Seven different grocery stores in my area, were selling bananas
last week at 59 cents a pound. Three major corporations own all
the stores. NOT ONE was selling the bananas at 57 cents, or 55
cents....fixed ?....rigged ?
An eighth store was selling bananas at 49 cents, but they were already brown.
I noticed lean ground beef exactly the same price at five of the
stores....fixed ?....rigged ?

BTW, most of this info I got from flyers...gas is too expensive to
drive around comparing prices....oh yeah...gas was 13 cents a liter
cheaper in Owen Sound on Thursday than in Meaford....but the savings
would have been mostly offset by the 50km round trip to buy it.

[Reverend Blair]

So are you saying that Harper is wrong about price-fixing, Robmik?