ia ‘ MP wants gas price probe after prices soar skyward By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN | SKEENA-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen says he’ 7 be . pushing for an inquiry into gas Price fixing in the wake of - Hurricane Katrina once the fall session of Parliament begins later this month. Cullen says the unprecedented speed with ° which gas prices at the pump rose after the hurricane hit the southeastern United States: shouldn’t have _ happened because much of the gas in'the pumps had — been bought and paid for - . prior to the hurricane. “IT want to launch an. inquiry’ to see if there has been any profiteer- , ing off the situation,” Cullen said last week. He’s also going’ — ‘to, call’on the. federal -, government 'to cap the .- amount of gas tax it charges at the pump. As it. is, motorists pay -up to 39 per cent of the cost of gas at the pump in federal and provincial taxes. ‘With gas | prices, in Terrace reaching $1.19 per - litre last week — 46.41. cents of. that goes. . to taxes. "According to ‘the Canadian Taxpayers _. Federation the federal. government 4, Takes in.10 cents for every litre of gas . that goes in the tank. and tacks on the * seven per cent GST on the total pump price — a tax on a tax. Cullen wants to See the government institute some sort of a cap on the gas tax so Canadians aren’t hit so hard as pump prices continue to soar. The federal gov- . and 1995, increasing its component from 1.5 cents per litre in 1985 to 10 cents in 1995, says the federation. : - Truckers in B.C. have spoken out about the increase in fuel prices saying the crippling increases could * cost them their livelihoods. Cullen is wor- ” for work. “How are we going to make sure people can still make a living?” Cullen asked. He’s also con- cerned about in- preventing people _ in rural areas from accessing essential services. , “How will peo- ple get their kids to a hospital when for _ “some. people it can take two hours to drive ‘ there?” said Cullen. He added that people in urban areas have other options to get to hospitals such as public THE GRAPH ABOVE shows the 2004 "nsportation. Canadian Average Pump Price. - Courtesy MJ Ervin & Associates and Petro-Canada Refining & Marketing _Profit - Audited Financial. . that’s common for rural commu- nities across the country,” said the MP. | Dea Motres voua Centre Gall Turner Sears Art Studio OPEN HOUSE 2005 Dr. R.E.M. Lee Foundation Bi CASH CALENDAR WINNERS ernment increased the gas tax 560 per cent between 1985 . ried about other people who also’ _ depend on gas guzzling vehicles ; creasing gas prices - “Tf you are living in the north _ -west it’s different, and I think | ‘REGIONAL DISTRICT OF KITIMAT-STIKINE _ 2005 GENERAL ELECTION ER aspen terierasts ot ssa vo NOTICE OF NOMINATI Public Notice is given to the electors of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine that a general election will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2005 to elect 5 Electoral Area Directors for a 3-year term on the Regional Board. Nominations for qualified candidates will be received during regular office hours at the office of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, #300-4545 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace BC, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2005, and 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2005. Nomination documents are available only at the offices of the Regional District. 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