Gas prices in Ontario: Here’s when they will drop [Video]

Premier Doug Ford is raising concerns about price-gouging at Ontario gas stations, calling a surge in prices overnight “disgusting.”

Gas prices jumped an average of 14 cents per litre overnight in the GTA, climbing to levels not seen in nearly two years as the switch from winter fuel to a more expensive summer blend pushes up the price at the pumps.

Gas prices for most of Ontario now sit at around 179.9 cents a litre.

• Download our app to get local alerts on your device
• Get the latest local updates right to your inbox

“It is disgusting what the oil companies are doing. They are saying we have to upgrade the gas in the summer,” Ford said while answering questions at an unrelated news conference in Oakville on Thursday morning.

“Do you let your tanks at the gas stations drain and do you have these tankers come up… to put the fresh gas in or you using the old gas and charging …