WASHINGTON—A U.S. judge has ordered Enbridge Inc. to pay an indigenous band in Wisconsin US$5.1 million and to remove the Line 5 pipeline from its property within three years. The decision late Friday by district court Judge William Conley stops short of immediately shutting down the controversial cross-border oil and gas line. Conley says a…
Operation of Enbridge’s Line 5 Is ‘Non-Negotiable,’ Alberta Says
The continued operation of Line 5 is “non-negotiable,” says Alberta’s energy minister. The comments come after a Michigan judge ruled in favour of Enbridge Inc. on Aug. 18, in the company’s long-running dispute with the state over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. Judge Janet Neff said the case belongs in federal court, marking the second time in…
Alberta Premier Urges US Senators to Convince Michigan to Stop Line 5 Shutdown
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is urging the U.S. government to convince Michigan to abandon its legal campaign against the Line 5 pipeline. He’s also floating the idea of a new bilateral pipeline project to help both Canada and the United States establish energy security. Kenney is testifying today before members of the Senate Committee on…
White House, Senators Have ‘Sympathy’ for Canada’s Position on Line 5, Says Wilkinson
Canada’s natural resources minister says he is hearing “significant sympathy” from U.S. officials for the plight of the Line 5 pipeline. Jonathan Wilkinson is in Washington, D.C., for meetings with lawmakers, Biden administration officials and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Wilkinson says that while Canada is focused on keeping the cross-border pipeline operating, the government is…
Still ‘Non-Negotiable:’ Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Redraws Line on Line 5
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is doubling down on Canada’s assertion that the continuing operation of the Line 5 pipeline is “non-negotiable.” Wilkinson made the comments in the House of Commons today following media reports that the cross-border pipeline is facing yet another court challenge. On top of efforts by the state of Michigan to…
Michigan Wants ‘To Have Its Cake and Eat It Too’ on Line 5: Chambers of Commerce
Business leaders from the United States and Canada are again wading into the fray over Line 5, accusing the state of Michigan of dragging its heels to ensure the controversial cross-border pipeline remains in a state of legal limbo even as both countries contend with a looming energy crisis. In a new joint amicus brief,…
David Richards: If Ottawa Wants Line 5 to Stay Open, Why Is it Dismissing Energy Ventures in the Rest of Canada?
Commentary Why is the Line 5 pipeline so important? Why are we invoking treaties and clauses in treaties, and pleading with Michigan to recognize treaties in order to keep this line open and the oil flowing? Our very woke government’s inclination has been, since its inception a very few years ago, to walk in lockstep…
Michigan Judge Rejects Attorney General’s Effort to Move Line 5 Case to State Court
WASHINGTON—Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. scored a key victory in the Line 5 dispute Tuesday as a judge in Michigan rejected the state attorney general’s bid to get the dispute over the cross-border pipeline kicked out of federal court. U.S. Circuit Court Judge Janet Neff issued the long-awaited written ruling late Tuesday, agreeing with Enbridge that its…
Line 5 Shutdown Would Cause Fuel Shortages, Job Losses, and Damage Canada’s Economy
News Analysis Despite trying to sound the alarm for years, energy affordability advocate Dan McTeague told The Epoch Times that the Canadian government and media may have awakened too late to the potential closure of the Line 5 petroleum pipeline. “Until about a couple of months ago, no one took this issue seriously,” said McTeague,…
‘Operation of Line 5 Is Non-Negotiable’: Natural Resources Minister on Michigan’s Order to Shut It Down
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan says the operation of Enbridge pipeline Line 5 is “non-negotiable,” and the federal government is prepared to “invoke whatever measures we need” to stop Michigan from shutting it down. “We are fighting for Line 5 on every front and we are confident in that fight,” O’Regan said during a testimony…
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