B.C. government to consider ‘relief’ for record gas prices: Horgan
Premier John Horgan says the B.C. government will consider “some relief” for those who can’t afford record high gas prices.
Horgan said his government will monitor prices at the pumps over the summer after they reached a record of almost $1.64 a litre Thursday in Metro Vancouver.
But he also suggested provincial taxes aren’t the only factor affecting prices.
“We’ll see how it goes through the summer and if there’s an opportunity to have the province step in and help, we’ll do that. But at this point, I’m hopeful there will be some correlation between the commodity price and retail price. Those are issues that are market driven and out of my control,” he said.