How fossil fuel prices and profits are making YOUR life more expensive.
Ever wondered what's behind the rising costs on your heating bill or at the gas pumps? It may not be what you think.
Read our reports for a dollars-and-sense breakdown of how the profits pocketed by oil and gas corporations, CEOs, and investors came at the expense of workers and consumers.
Mythbusting:
Do Oil & Gas keep life affordable?
From 2022–2024, Canadian households paid an extra $12,000 due to inflated fossil fuel prices — driven by financial speculation, not supply and demand. But why do we tie our prices to the global market and who’s benefitting? Watch to find out.
The Oil Price Roller Coaster:
Who’s Really in Control?
Another oil-driven inflation crisis: not if, but when
Canadian prices are still tied to global oil futures markets but there are measures we could take to reduce price volatility and protect Canadian consumers and economy from another inflation-driven crisis. Watch to learn how.
The High Cost of Oil's Wild Ride
How financial speculation and corporate power determine oil prices
The 2022 oil price shock wasn’t a one-time crisis — it’s part of a pattern. That surge cost Canadians $200 billion, and history tells us it will happen again. We don’t have to accept this as inevitable.The next crisis is preventable — and the solutions exist.
Listen to find out how.
The Roller Coaster of Oil Prices
Evidence on the impact of fossil fuel prices and profits on Canadian living standards
This is the first in a series of reports to be published by the False Profits project. We’re working to crunch the numbers — check back for more soon.
Counting the Costs
Get the Facts, Straight to Your Inbox
Want the latest report? Or commentary on evolving economics? Sign up and stay in the loop!