Wednesday's letters: No excuses left for gas-price hikes

Ten years ago, Big Oil charged $1.28/litre for regular gas as crude hit over $140 a barrel.
They said crude price was the main factor in the pump price. Prior to crude oil plunging three years ago from $112/barrel, when our pump price was $1.10/litre, Big Oil tied pump price consistently to the world price of crude.
Since crude oil plunged and stayed over 50 per cent lower than three years ago to around $55/barrel, Big Oil has repeatedly cited supply-and-demand issues ranging from refinery shutd