Timmins-James Bay NDP MPP Gilles Bisson announced he will table a private member’s bill to protect consumers from price gouging at the gas pumps.

Bisson says according to GasBuddy the price of gas was 101.7 in Hagersville while it was sold in Thunder Bay for a 139.9 and it’s no different even within the same region.

Bisson says the average price of oil hasn’t changed much but the price at the pump doesn’t reflect the barrel price.

Bisson’s bill will look to call on the Ontario Energy Board to regulate by having a weekly set price.

Bisson says although he would love to have one price across Ontario the bill reads to be regulated by region.