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If that's the case then maybe Ontario's free for all private system isn't so bad. Once you hit 25 the rate drops significantly. I had an accident when I was 20 and my rate was like $400/month. Now it's $145 including home insurance.

$250 for insurance? Either you have some accidents on your record or you're getting hosed. Also if you have a car that you're still making payments on, there's no way you'd have spend $100/month on maintenance.

Boo Hoo! I read that Astral Media, who own a bunch of radio stations is making a challenge to the CRTC so they can't sell ads. They have to decide if they are a public broadcaster or not. They're still getting plenty of public money. http://thenetwork.thestar.com/expert-opinion/astral-slams-cbc-plan/20120405/

I noticed many Petro Canada locations kept the price at like 1.37. Prices in the GTA going down about 3 cents tonight. Whoopdi!!!

Signed, The Bob Rae Ontario NDP government

This report said many jobs were created in Ontario and Quebec.

It said 2 to 1 private to public sector jobs. Lots of public sector jobs about to be lost in the federal sector. CBC said it's laying off 650 people. Do those count as public sector jobs?

Did you read the report? Most of these jobs are FULLTIME!!!! Many in Ontario. From what I've heard Oilsand employment ramps up in the Fall.

Mostly Full time. Lemme guess, they're mostly McJobs in the service sector right? http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1156880--unemployment-rate-drops-as-82-000-jobs-added-in-march?bn=1

Hamilton isn't really a suburb, it's an urban centre like Toronto. Real Estate is dirt cheap there though. Well unless you live on the Mountain.

Math Fail. It's $5.60/gallon. But then again we don't pay the taxes Americans do.

Where's your evidence that demand today is at a record level.

You didn't read all my post. What if you're married and you and your spouse don't work in the same town? I don't have a huge commute to work, but my wife kind of does. If we moved to where she worked, then I'd have a really large commute. In this economy it's not always easy to choose where you work. And it's not easy to move all the time. Especially if you own your home. If you look at the 401 every morning. Plenty of people work far from where they live. My mother has driven from the suburbs into downtown Toronto for more than 30 years. She says with all the hassel of public transit, driving is the far better solution. She also made the point that as the population spreads out, traffic isn't getting as bad as it used to be.

Maybe in America, never heard that here.

If you live in the town you work It's fine. Even if you do own a car the price of gas is negligible. Many people don't live in the town or city they work in and have to commute. The price of a monthly GO-Train Pass is like $200+ And that doesn't get you to the station. You have to use the local transit to get there. And if your destination isn't walking distance from the station you're going to that's another bus you need. That's 6 transit rides in one day just to get to work and back. And living in the same town you work isn't always workable. What if you're married and you and your spouse work in opposite direction so you choose to live in a town that splits the difference. What if you get a new job, are you suddenly supposed to sell your house and move? How much would say is a reasonable bike ride to work? 20 kms plus? 30? 50? And what if you work in an office environment? You supposed to go have a shower after you get to work?

That's a false comparison. I can buy coffee and bottled water cheaper, I don't have to go to Starbucks or Timmy's. You pay for the convenience of having it come out of a machine or poured in a paper cup for you. Just like buying medicine, toiletries or other staples cost's more at a Convenience store than it does at a Wal-Mart or a Loblaws. I have no choice but to buy gas at pretty much the same price at every station. It's not like I get a discount if I buy it bulk.

Yeah but the price of oil isn't reflected in this spike. There are no crisis to speak of that would affect supply. Remember last year they were blaming Libya. What are they blaming it on now? It's just profit taking.

From what I hear, it's refining capacity that's the issue more than available crude.

Public Transit actually costs more than gas. And if you can bike and walk to work, the price of gas is irrelevant to you. Most people don't live within walking distance of work and if they do, what about winter?

It's a moot point. You're still buying gas at that price with a car that has the same gas mileage. So whether you buy it 50 litres a time or 10 litres a time it still costs the same unless you watch Tomorrow's Gas Prices Today.

Why would anyone do that? You fill the tank up when it's empty unless you want to keep going back everyday. For example on Monday I heard the price of gas was probably going up for Wednesday so I filled up my tank even though it wasn't empty. About 30 litres. Hopefully I won't need gas again for two weeks.

Actually Milk is cheaper that gas. About $4.50 a gallon. You can make coffee purchased at the grocery store for much cheaper than gas. Water from the tap is far cheaper that gas. Bottled water at the grocery store is pretty cheap if you buy it by the case too. Ditto with Soda. It's a false comparison though because a Litre of gas is pretty useless, when you usually need more than 50 litres to fill your tank.

Do you require 50+ Litres of Diet coke to be satiated? If you have to fill your care up more than once a week that's more than $100/week just for gas. What's your weekly food budget? Insurance for most people is $150 a month or so. I'm guessing Bonam is driving 2 clicks to work each day.

NDP is making some pretty significant demands to avoid an election http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ndp-conditions-on-ontario-budget-include-tax-hike-for-highest-earners/article2390643/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Politics&utm_content=2390643 Remember right after the election the PCs and NDP voted to getting rid of the provincial portion of the HST on home heating and the Liberals refused. Will they do so again.

So tonight in Southern Ontario gas prices are going up 4.5 cents/Litre to like $1.40 something. Panic time!!!! Yet 3 of the last 4 springs we've seen huge spikes in the price of gas. In 2008 it was 1.30/litre plus all summer until the economy tanked. 2009 I don't remember a huge spike, then again I was worried about losing my job because of the shitty economy. So is anyone panicking? Can you afford $1.50/litre gas to get to work. Telling people to drive less is irrelevant most people have no other option than to commute, and moving to where you work in an era where you don't work at the same place for a long time isn't a realistic option. I'm in a situation where I only have to fill up every two weeks but my wife has a significant commute. It's a tough spot, but this spring hike is nothing but profit taking. If the demand stays the same through this spike the oil companies will see no reason to lower the price. Last year the price reach $1.40 plus in for 2 or 3 days then it went slowly down because of the outrage. I suspect the same thing to happen here.