Globe and Mail: Then, in December, the cost of a fill-up got another, even bigger, boost as gasoline companies quietly did away with the long-standing discount of 3.5 cents from their posted prices. Not only was there no uproar – no one even seemed to notice the increase, perhaps overcome with the prospect of gas prices hitting their lowest level in nearly three years. British Columbia Finance Minister Colin Hansen says much of the negative reaction was simply the result of his government’s bad luck …