Canadians for Affordable Energy President Dan McTeague says after rising 11 cents on Wednesday, gas prices will rise another 12 cents a liter in Ottawa and eastern Ontario on Saturday. Gas prices are expected to reach 185.9 cents per liter in Ottawa. McTeague told CP24 in Toronto on Friday that the rise in gas prices this week is something he has never seen before. “An increase of 23 cents per liter in the last 72 hours … It is unprecedented and does not bode well for the summer,” said McTeague. Refineries switch to more expensive summer gasoline in April, which is more expensive. “In other words, the type of gasoline you get tends to change from April 15 to September 15. This is one thing, it has been around for 30 years,” McTeague said. The jump of 12 cents per liter follows an increase of six cents per liter on Thursday and an increase of five cents on Good Friday. Regular gasoline sells for $ 1.73 a liter in Ottawa and Kingston on Friday. In Kingston on Friday, the high price of gasoline did not stop people from taking a road trip on Easter weekend. “I pay extra, extra for petrol. “It’s not a fun time,” said Colton Jung, filling the gas tank with Supreme Gas. Jung says supreme gas costs $ 2 a liter. “Awesome! My pockets are much lighter. I pay twice as much as I usually pay. I can also throw it in the drain,” Jung said. Other motorists say that while they are not happy with the rising cost of gasoline, they have no choice. “It does not matter, guess what you have to pay what you have to pay. “There is no way we can bypass it,” said a motorist in Kingston. “I have given up trying to budget for petrol,” said another driver. With McTeague predicting that regular gas will reach 185.9 cents a liter on Saturday, gas prices will set a new high in Ottawa. Gas prices reached 185.8 cents a liter in Ottawa in early March, according to ottawagasprices.com. With files from CTV News Toronto’s Phil Tsekouras
