Undo Line 5 Shutdown Order, Federal Government’s Filing Urges US Appeals Court

Undo Line 5 Shutdown Order, Federal Government’s Filing Urges US Appeals Court
This photo shows an aboveground section of Enbridge's Line 5 at the Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station in October 2016. The Canadian Press/AP-John Flesher
The Canadian Press
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Shutting down Line 5 would cause Canada “grave harm” and violate its treaty rights, government lawyers argued Monday as the federal government rejoined the legal fray over the controversial cross-border oil and gas pipeline.

An amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit marked Ottawa’s first foray into the ongoing legal dispute in Wisconsin, and its second since Michigan mounted a similar challenge in 2020.