Canada turns to 1977 treaty with U.S. for second time in Line 5 battle

A shutdown could have \u0027domino effects\u0027 on thousands of jobs in the oil industry. Read more

the 1977 Transit Pipelines Treaty to begin a dispute settlement process that will set up direct communication with Washington over the pipeline that carries light crude oil and natural gas liquids from Alberta to Ontario through the United States.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

“The economic and energy disruption and damage to Canada and the U.S. from a Line 5 shutdown would be widespread and significant,” Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said in a statement. “At a time when global inflation is making it hard on families to make ends meet, these are unacceptable outcomes.”Article content

Joly added that a shutdown could have “domino effects” on the jobs of thousands of Canadians in the oil industry and other connected sectors and communities on both sides of the border. Calgary-based Enbridge Inc., which owns Line 5 and is North America’s largest pipeline company, has been fighting Michigan in a legal battle over the pipeline. In, the state’s regulators ordered the company to file additional information on the safety of its proposed Line 5 oil pipeline tunnel which it plans to build to rehouse its existing 540,000 barrel per day pipeline.

The company also has a proposal to relocate the segment of the Line 5 outside and around the Big River Band Reservation, which Joly said Canada “strongly supports.”Article content

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