Mr. Speaker, my question is for the acting Prime Minister.
Over the past 40 days gas prices have unjustifiably sky-rocketed eight cents to ten cents per litre across Canada. In the U.S. gas prices have risen only a fraction of Canadian increases, yet President Clinton has taken action by launching an investigation into price fixing to protect Americans.
Will the government now take action to protect Canadians from gas price gouging, or must Canadians wait for another act of God to get the government to act on behalf of Canadians?