Why is Canada's gas so much cheaper?

Question

Gas is only $1.25 in Alberta Canada - yet is $4.72 here in California USA - why is there such a BIG difference? What are they doing right? What are we doing wrong?

See previous question where the $1.25 price was given:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080610122109AAP3WMX&r=w#P7wtAWDeC2cY4yRNY0qe

Answer 1

Because unlike  British government they don't try to rip us off at every conceivable turn.

Answer 2

because there is no effort to bring Canada down, it is only intended to bring the U.S. down.

Answer 3

I'm from Canada and the price at the pumps yesterday was $1.37 per litre.That is in comparison to the USA.

Answer 4

its the same... we do ours in litres like the rest of the world, while yours is in gallons... so thats like 4 litres or so, im not sure of the exact ratio.

Answer 5

On news today, Spain truck drivers are in rage, price there

is near double what it is in USA, Gas is high priced world wide.

Answer 6

Well, this seriously requires a long answer but to make it short.  You can direct your attention to the lucrative regime of the united states gov.  They(bush) surely made a pact with the Saudis about oil production and hence affecting prices.  Why does the U.S. get most of its oil from them anyways?  I know they produce the most but seems odd.  Anyways we never had this situation before and all the sudden gas prices sore in a span of two to three years.  Also, this is not because of a war as the regime's excuse is.  Every other place in the world has cheap gas prices except the U.S. that is odd as well.  Someone is benefiting from this.

Answer 7

That's $1.25 per liter! Not a gallon. I see someone has been sleeping during math class!