Gas executives: What would you ask them about rising prices?

Canadians deserve answers about rising gas prices, Industry Minister Tony Clements said Thursday.

Recent spikes in gas prices are pinching the wallets of Canadians and the government knows this, Clement told a news conference in Toronto.

Clement said he plans to ask executives from refining and distribution companies to appear before a parliamentary committee to answer questions.

How prices are set, he told reporters, is "not very transparent," and no one has been able to explain to him how prices have come to their current levels.

"I think Canadians deserve some answers, and we're going to get them."

His comments came as motorists welcomed a downswing in pump prices after prices rose 6.5 cents a litre on Tuesday in much of Ontario, Montreal and Vancouver, then by another 2.5 cents per litre on Wednesday.

What questions would you like to put to the gas refining and distribution companies? Do you believe that government intervention will help keep gas prices low? Let us know in the comments field below.

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