Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition pursuant to Standing Order 36 from residents of my constituency, virtually all from the city of North Battleford, with a couple from Spiritwood, Speers and Radisson.
The petitioners note that the availability of a low cost energy source is the natural advantage Canadians have to set off the high cost of transportation because of the great distances required to reach markets, that Canadians are paying approximately 52 per cent of the cost of a litre of gasoline at the pumps in the form of government taxes, that over the past 10 years the excise tax on gasoline has risen some 566 per cent.
The petitioners request that Parliament not increase the federal excise tax on gasoline in the next federal budget.