By Canadian Press

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario urge Michigan to reconsider shutting down Line 5

Mar 30, 2021 | 2:15 PM

WASHINGTON — Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are forming a united front in the fight to reverse Michigan’s shutdown of a key cross-border pipeline. 

Energy ministers from all three provinces are urging Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to reconsider her attack on Enbridge’s Line 5. 

The ministers are testifying before a special House of Commons committee examining Canada-U.S. relations. 

Whitmer has ordered the 65-year-old pipeline shut down because it crosses the Straits of Mackinac, a sensitive area of the Great Lakes. 

Enbridge has gone to court to get the order reversed — a legal challenge the provinces want Ottawa to join. 

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Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage says shutting down the line would create a dangerous precedent for other cross-border pipelines between Canada and the United States. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 30, 2021. 

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