Western Quebec residents lined up at Ottawa gas stations on Saturday to take advantage of fuel prices that were between 20 and 40 cents per litre cheaper than in their province.
Gas prices were between 20 and 40 prices cheaper Saturday in Ottawa than in Gatineau, Que., as these two Petro-Canada signs show.
"Everything is higher [in cost] now, so if we can save money, we will come," said Gatineau, Que., resident Suzanne Tanguay, as she filled up at a Petro-Canada on Montreal Road. It's a stark drop, given that less than two months ago on June 11, stations in Ottawa hit a record-high price of nearly $2.16 a litre.Gatineau, Que., resident Suzanne Tanguay was one of several western Quebec residents who said they travelled into Ontario to fill up Saturday.According to Jean-Thomas Bernard, a professor at the University of Ottawa with expertise in the analysis of energy markets, distributors of gas in both Quebec and Ontario share the same suppliers, who price them equally.
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