Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am happy, on behalf of a great number of constituents in my riding, to present a petition this afternoon.
The petitioners believe that consumers in Canada are basically at the mercy of the pricing policies of oil companies. They therefore petition the Government of Canada to adopt legislation which would require gasoline companies to give 30 days written notice to the Minister of Natural Resources of an impending significant increase in the price of gasoline of over 1% of the current pump price per litre. Also the notice should contain the reason or reasons for the increase and when it will take effect.