Opinion: Will we see you in September, gas tax?

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Opinion: Will we see you in September, gas tax?

In April, Ottawa temporarily suspended the gas tax. In 1973, a temporary freeze on oil prices led to a decade of price regulation

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In April, after the latest Middle East war caused fuel prices to spike, the federal government suspended the excise tax on gasoline, diesel and jet fuel until Labour Day.

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