Michael Hill

Michael Hill: Gas north of the 49th parallel, he said, is about $1.30 per gallon more expensive than in the United States. But that's not the only product that Canadians seek in visits to Washington state: Beer, wine and milk are significantly cheaper beer and wine alone are roughly half the price in the U.S. , according to CTV. That's why Hill and others are troubled by the notion of charging a fee to enter the U.S. by land. Last month, in its 2014 fiscal year budget proposal, the Department of Homeland Security requested permission to study a fee at the nation's land border crossings and SEATTLE -- By Michael Hill's estimation, 90 per cent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians. Add a strong Canadian dollar and the result is a key element of the economy in the towns of Whatcom County. For example, the town of Blaine, population just shy of 5,000, generates over $225,000 from a penny per gallon gas tax, which is about 30 per cent of its street maintenance budget. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.