Buckdog: Saskatchewan Produces Most Of Canada's Natural Gas YET Sask Residents Pay The Highest Natural Gas Rates! Why?

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Saskatchewan Produces Most Of Canada's Natural Gas YET Sask Residents Pay The Highest Natural Gas Rates! Why?

Questions are being asked of the Brad Wall government concerning the amount that Saskatchewan residents pay for natural gas. Natural gas prices have fallen below $5 per gigajoule, yet Saskatchewan consumers have been paying $8.51 per gigajoule since last October. Why? Well it seems that the Wall government 'locked in' at the higher price right at the time that natural gas prices peaked on the market.

So ... is this simply bad managament, or are there larger issues here? Stay tuned!

-Regina Leader-Post ... Wall NEEDS to answer some questions ..
-Regina Leader-Post ... 20% Natural Gas Rate Increase is Hurting!
-Saskatoon Star Phoenix has more ....

posted by leftdog at Wednesday, February 11, 2009 | Permalink

Anomalous, isn't it? Just like the price of poatatoes in New Brunswick in the '60s. Or, what about the high fuel prices in refinery towns like Sarnia?

Posted by Anonymous | 8:58 pm, February 11, 2009

This doesn't effect your main point very much, but your headline is wrong about Sask producing most of Canada's natural gas. Alberta is responsible for 78% of Canadian production; BC is second at 15%. Saskatchewan only a percent or two. See here.

Posted by buckets | 7:19 am, February 12, 2009