Mr. Speaker, rural Canadians dependent on propane to heat their homes and dry their grain have seen prices double since August. In the red book the Liberals promised lower input costs for farmers. Clearly this promise is another broken promise.
Many seniors on fixed incomes also rely on propane to heat their homes. Now those seniors are facing a long cold winter, unable to absorb massive increases in their heating bill.
My question is for the Minister of Industry. Given the doubling of propane prices in the last few months, has the minister asked his industry competition bureau to investigate this matter to assure Canadians that there is no price fixing?