Gas doesn't go from the oil sands to the pump. Shipping is not the reason gas is cheaper in Alberta over BC. BC has the highest gas taxes, and the highest gas prices in Canada.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It goes from the refineries in Edmonton to where ever it's going. Even if you had a refinery onsite, you need to get the crude to another province either by truck, train or pipeline. Moving it thousands of km isn't free, despite whatever passes for your economic knowledge. That's why gas is almost $4/L in New Zealand, to use an obvious outlier to illustrate the point.

Yes, BC has higher fuel taxes. But your supposition was that "If gas taxes have no impact, the price of gas would be the same in BC and Alberta." Which is utter and complete nonsense.

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Your shipping cost example doesn't justify the varying costs of gas across the country and it far more closely is tied to gas taxes. Gas does not get more expensive just because it's further from Alberta. Regardless of your insults. Easy enough to do a tax/price per litre comparison.

[–] mbp@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Tax is part of the end equation along with shipping distance, cost of living, supply/demand and a few more outliers.

Why anyone is arguing that it's for one reason or another is just missing the point

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tax is a cost factor, just like shipping and others. To say that removing, or increasing a gas tax doesn't affect the price ignored economics.

[–] mbp@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Glad we're on the same page, lol

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Funny how that works out.