Canada ‘Extremely Concerned’ About Fate of Line 5 Pipeline in Wisconsin, Embassy Says

Canada ‘Extremely Concerned’ About Fate of Line 5 Pipeline in Wisconsin, Embassy Says
This photo taken in October 2016 shows an aboveground section of Enbridge's Line 5 at the Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station. The Canadian Press/AP-John Flesher
The Canadian Press
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Canada is “extremely concerned” about the potential fate of the Line5 pipeline, emissaries warned Tuesday in advance of a Wisconsin court hearing that threatens to shut down what they call a vital cross-border oil and gas corridor.
The warning from Canada’s embassy in Washington, D.C., comprised Ottawa’s first formal comments about the pipeline in months—a lengthy, measured statement that nonetheless made plain its fears for Line 5’s future.