Motorists are facing higher gas prices in many places across the country on Thursday, as the switch from winter to summer fuel causes prices to rise.
In Montreal, several gas stations displayed prices varying between $1.90 and $1.92 per liter on Thursday morning. In the previous days, the price hovered around $1.75.
An increase of approximately 15 cents per liter was also observed in Quebec and several other municipalities in the province.
Quebec is not the only place affected by this increase. In Ontario, the regular liter went from around $1.66 on Wednesday to $1.80 on Thursday.
According to analyst Dan McTeague of the website gaswizard.ca, these prices represent a two-year high in eastern Canada.
This increase would be attributable to the transition from winter gasoline to summer gasoline. Summer gasoline is more expensive to produce, since certain elements are added to make it less volatile.
Still according to Mr. McTeague, who closely monitors variations in the price of gasoline, the price at the pump should see a drop of around four cents per liter in most Quebec and Ontario cities as of Friday.
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