Why Canada's gas prices will continue to rise

Published: April 26, 2019, 6:13 a.m.

Gas prices across Canada show no signs of slowing down amid record highs.\n\n\n\n\nEarlier this month, prices went up for consumers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick as the federal carbon tax\xa0kicked in.\n\nAnd in British Columbia, the price of gas is slowly inching closer to $2 a litre, resulting in some unsuspecting residents waking up to empty tanks in their vehicles.\n\nOn this week\u2019s episode of the Global News original podcast This is Why, Niki Reitmayer takes a deep dive into the reasons behind the rise of gas prices in Canada and if there are any signs of it slowing down.\n\nIf you enjoy the\xa0This is Why\xa0podcast, please take a minute to rate it on\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Google Podcasts, tell us what you think and please tell a friend about the show.\n\nTwitter:\xa0@thisiswhy\n\nEmail:\xa0thisiswhy@curiouscast.ca