Industry committee  We were made aware of a situation in those local municipalities where there were allegations that local retailers were fixing prices and talking to each other, so we conducted an investigation. We used the investigative tools we have at our disposal, including wiretaps and the ab

Industry committee  In the normal course of our work it's not something we would track. We may do so from time to time, when we do get complaints about high prices, whether it's high wholesale prices or high retail prices. Or sometimes we get complaints of predatory pricing, where some players in th

Industry committee  To take that a step further, if somebody were to file a complaint for a situation similar to what you just described, we would ask questions, ask what is going on, what prices they are seeing in the market. At that point we would also take a look at what's going on in the marketp

Industry committee  Obviously, when we conduct an investigation, the more information the better. That being said, I think over the years it has been discussed. We've done a lot of investigations over the last 20 years and gained a good understanding of the gasoline market in Canada--local, regional

Industry committee  I'll go in the order you asked your questions. In the first one, you asked about what kinds of complaints we get when prices increase and there is a price spike. I think the most common complaint we get in those situations is basically a complaint that prices have increased and

Industry committee  Thank you for your question. As we heard in the previous panel, prices in regional and even local retail markets are affected by a number of different factors. Leaving aside the price of crude oil and the wholesale price, there can be a variety of factors in the rack price, such

Industry committee  Again, going back to the different factors, if you're coming out of Toronto and you're heading out of town, different things can affect it--how far a certain local municipality is located from the refinery.... You add transportation costs. Obviously that's one of the—