JonnyCanuck
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Feds formally oppose Michigan’s Line 5 pipeline shutdown demand | Globalnews.ca
Whitmer has given Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. until Wednesday to shut down Line 5 -- a demand the company says it has no plans to meet.
So it looks like the 'treaty' between the two countries has not got any airplay at least with U.S. authorities. It is all 'hands on deck' (federally, provincially, Enbridge & suppliers) to avoid even a temporary shutdown. Enbridge is going to ignore Gov. Whitmer's order and continue operation past the May 12 deadline while this 'court-ordered negotiation' plays itself out. There is a meeting scheduled for May 18 between the two sides.
What I don't understand is why there is even a dispute. Both countries had an agreement to build the pipeline decades ago and both countries benefited from the infrastructure. A treaty was signed in the 70's to protect such infrastructure.
It will be a U.S. court ruling on this since it is in U.S jurisdiction. The outcomes? A court order to shut the pipeline down or a court order to keep it operational with some assurances from Enbridge about preventing leakage. With a so-called treaty in place ... how did it ever get to this stage???