Canada: Premiere urges fairness with gas

Premier Dalton McGuinty has asked gasoline suppliers to ensure no town goes dry.

McGuinty said yesterday that a “perfect storm” of conditions led to the provincewide shortage of gasoline, but the worst should be over within seven to 10 days.

“So the first thing that I would say to Ontarians is … let’s stay cool; let’s stay calm; we’re going to get through this together,” he said.

“This is not the fault of anyone.”

A combination of a fire at the Imperial Oil refinery in Nanticoke, the CN rail strike and the frozen St. Lawrence Seaway led to the gas shortage, McGuinty said.

Toronto Sun