"We are asking them to be good corporate citizens," Natural Resources Minister Claude Béchard said at the time.
oops… there’s the problem.
Yaksays
Uh, duh… "the polluter pays". Who’s the polluter here: the company that provides the gas, or the consumer that actually uses it? Of course, the consumer. If gas prices didn’t go up, people would have no incentive to use less. Is the gas company supposed to subsidize people’s gas usage? Stupid article, stupid people!
socialscientist says
oops… there’s the problem.
Yak says
Uh, duh… "the polluter pays". Who’s the polluter here: the company that provides the gas, or the consumer that actually uses it? Of course, the consumer. If gas prices didn’t go up, people would have no incentive to use less. Is the gas company supposed to subsidize people’s gas usage? Stupid article, stupid people!