Mr. Speaker, I have a large number of petitions which I have put into two groups.
I am pleased to present seven petitions today on the subject of gasoline taxes. The petitioners come from many areas of my riding.
Because the cost of a litre of gasoline is about 52 per cent government taxes and because excise taxes on gasoline have risen by 566 per cent in the past 10 years, the petitioners ask Parliament to not increase taxes on gasoline. They feel that we need to use the natural advantage of a low cost energy source to offset the high cost of transporting our goods over great distances to reach their markets.