Category: Line 5 dispute

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…


U.S. Oil Comprised 77 Percent of Canada’s Foreign Oil Imports Last Year: Regulator

WASHINGTON—Canada is growing ever more reliant on imported American oil, a new report from the country’s energy regulator suggests, putting a counter-intuitive spin on the fierce debate about cross-border pipelines and energy independence. The United States provided nearly four out of every five barrels of imported crude in 2020, a year when global demand for…


U.S. Courts Would Take ‘Many Years’ to Resolve Line 5 Dispute With Michigan: Enbridge

WASHINGTON—Courts in the United States would take “many, many years” to resolve the battle between Canada and Michigan over Line 5, the pipeline’s operator told MPs Tuesday as he pleaded for a negotiated solution to the dispute. Shutting down the cross-border pipeline would trigger a major jobs and energy crisis in both countries and hamstring…