What's the excuse THIS time?

I really think we are getting hosed, here in canada, my city Thunder Bay gas prices are $1.05/litre. I realy hate to see what it's going to be in the summer when demand is higher. If the fuel companies today put the price of fuel to $2.00, $2.50 even $3.00/litre they know they will get people to pay it, we have to keep moving,going to work, etc. people would not be happy but will still pay it. The solution to this is if everyone got together and just said enough is enough and refused to pay it, a message needs to be sent. Each country has huge reserves of fuel that no one has ever run through, so what's the excuse for high prices? Just the rich getting richer and seeing how far they can push it before people refuse to pay anymore. Everyone complains about the price but they still pay it.

They are all the same, except in Saudi Arabia, maybe. In my own country, which is a major oil exporting country, the government has increased prices by more than 10 folds and more than 10 times since 1999, in tandem with increases in prices in the world market. They stupidly cite higher import prices of the refined fuel, since they have refused to attend to the ailing refineries at home. Any oil price increase in the world market is a curse to us instead of being a blessing. Since all socio-economic activities revolve around energy, its high price has depressed further the ailing economy, worsening the poverty situation. It is ironic how we get poorer here as our oil gets better prices almost everyday.