White House, Senators Have ‘Sympathy’ for Canada’s Position on Line 5, Says Wilkinson

Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 8, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s natural resources minister says he is hearing “significant sympathy” from U.S. officials for the plight of the Line 5 pipeline.

Jonathan Wilkinson is in Washington, D.C., for meetings with lawmakers, Biden administration officials and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.