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Premier John Horgan and his B.C. New Democrats now have their rewards — or nightmares — for two years of pipeline obstruction.

They are Jason Kenney, as premier of Alberta, and absurdly high gasoline prices in Vancouver.

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As Kenney had promised, after taking office Tuesday his cabinet proclaimed legislation giving Alberta the power to cut fuel shipments to B.C.

Prices at many Vancouver stations were still over $1.70 per litre. That’s about 50 cents higher than Calgary. A full tank can easily cost $30 more over there in paradise.

“Take $30 out of people’s pockets every week, that’s a huge economic issue,” says Dan McTeague, petroleum analyst for Gasbuddy.com, which tracks prices all over North America.

Kenney isn’t saying he’ll put the law into effect now. But if he did, he’d only have to touch the taps to cause utter havoc on the Lower Mainland.

Horgan is deflecting like a drunken tanker sailor. He blames gouging by refiners, says maybe Alberta should build some refineries to serve B.C., urges media mogul David Black to go ahead with a project Black proposes for Kitimat.