Sentences with phrase «blame high oil prices»
Once again the Chancellor is trying to blame high oil prices and the Eurozone crisis for negative growth this year, but it affected all countries, Mr Speaker.
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Responding to Tory charges that the NDP's proposed cap - and - trade system would wind up raising gas prices by 10 cents per litre, Jack Layton blamed Stephen Harper «s subsidies to big oil companies and support for the harmonized sales tax in Ontario for higher gas prices.
The vow came as the Calgary - based company blamed clogged export pipelines for its worst heavy oil price discounts in five years during the first three months of 2018, contributing to a higher - than - expected $ 914 - million net loss in the first quarter.
The Government tries to blame global forces — Euro zone weakness, and the impact of higher oil and food prices worldwide.
I remember when high - level clowns in the Bush administration were pointing to the decline in carbon emissions in the mid-2000s, but of course not taking credit (or blame) for the higher oil and gas prices that most agreed lay behind those declines.
«The political logic seems to be that the oil industry thinks consumers won't blame it for higher gas prices if those prices reflect an explicit tax.»