I can't speak for the refining side of the industry; I speak for the independent marketers. I completely agree with you that there is no accountability in Canada and very little, although more, in our neighbour the United States. I would also agree with you that on a world scale, there is intervention in the free market, OPEC being the largest example of that--strategic petroleum reserve probably to a lesser extent, but certainly OPEC. So there isn't a completely free market worldwide, but generally speaking, the price of fuel we adopt here in Canada, which is for example the New York Harbor price, is for a freely traded commodity per se.
On June 13th, 2007. See this statement in context.