Manitoba chiefs hope to get Federal Court of Appeal review of Enbridge project
WINNIPEG — The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says it is taking further steps in its fight against the Enbridge 3 line replacement project.
The group is trying to get leave to file a judicial review with the Federal Court of Appeal with the aim of challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval last year of replacements to the aging Enbridge line from Alberta to Wisconsin.
The chiefs say in a news release that the project will increase Canadian pipeline capacity and make it unlikely that Canada will meet its Paris climate change commitments.
The group also contends the pipeline replacements will lead to further environmental degradation, including the risks to the watershed from spills, the effects of leaving decommissioned pipeline in the ground and other public safety issues.