Canada court overturns approval of Enbridge oil pipeline

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has overturned the previous government's controversial approval of a pipeline proposal that would bring oil to the Pacific Coast for shipment to Asia.

In a ruling released Thursday, the court said the former Conservative government did not adequately consult aboriginal communities regarding their traditional territory or accommodate their concerns.

"It would have taken Canada little time and little organizational effort to engage in meaningful dialogue on these and other subjects of prime importance to Aboriginal Peoples. But this did not happen," said the ruling.

Canada's former Conservative government in 2014 approved Enbridge Inc.'s US$6.11-billion (CA$7.9-billion) Northern Gateway pipeline project, which would carry oil from the Alberta oil sands to a port in northern British Columbia for export. Its construction was subject to more than 200 conditions.

After the approval, numerous British Columbia aboriginal communities, along with environmental groups, filed lawsuits seeking to overturn the decision.

The court on Thursday sent the matter back to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet for "prompt redetermination."

Northern Gateway president John Carruthers said that while the matter has been remitted to the federal government for their redetermination, Northern Gateway will consult with aboriginal equity partners and its commercial project proponents to determine the next steps.

"The Aboriginal Equity Partners and our commercial project proponents are fully committed to building this critical Canadian infrastructure project while at the same time protecting the environment and the traditional way of life of First Nations and Métis peoples and communities along the project route," Carruthers said in a statement.

Enbridge, a Calgary-based energy company, and its 31 aboriginal equity partners asked the National Energy Board for a three-year extension to the 2016 construction deadline to allow for more consultation. But the indigenous communities who oppose the project, many of them located on British Columbia's north coast, say extra time won't sway their position.

The stakes are particularly high for the village of Kitimat and its neighbors, because the pipeline would terminate here and a port would be built to handle 220 tankers a year and 525,000 barrels of oil a day.


http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2016/07/canada-court-overturns-approval-of-enbridge-oil-pipeline.html

The US is not the only place suffering from liberal idiocy.  And it will be only getting worse with the 'Trudeau' effect kicking into high gear.

[thackney]

Northern Gateway responds to decision by Federal Court of Appeal
Statement from John Carruthers, President, Northern Gateway
http://www.gatewayfacts.ca/Newsroom/In-the-Media/Northern-Gateway-responds-to-decision-by-Federal-Court-of-Appeal.aspx
June 30, 2016, Vancouver, BC

Today the Federal Court of Appeal addressed important concerns regarding the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Though the court found that the JRP recommendation was acceptable and defensible on the facts and the law and is reasonable they concluded that further Crown consultation is required.

While the matter is remitted to the federal government for their redetermination, Northern Gateway will consult with the Aboriginal Equity Partners and our commercial project proponents to determine our next steps.

However, the Aboriginal Equity Partners and our commercial project proponents are fully committed to building this critical Canadian infrastructure project while at the same time protecting the environment and the traditional way of life of First Nations and Métis peoples and communities along the project route.

[thackney]

[Smokin Joe]

While this would be in the works, anyway, keep in mind that this is an alternative to the Keystone XL, which could have been built by now. Canada holds mineral rights, so ultimately, this is a revenue source for the Government, too. Without the takeaway capacity, the potential for Government revenue from oil production is less than optimum.

Yes, there are leftists in Canada who want to destroy their economy like the leftists here.

[thackney]

While this would be in the works, anyway, keep in mind that this is an alternative to the Keystone XL, which could have been built by now. Canada holds mineral rights, so ultimately, this is a revenue source for the Government, too. Without the takeaway capacity, the potential for Government revenue from oil production is less than optimum.

Yes, there are leftists in Canada who want to destroy their economy like the leftists here.

I don't see it as an alternative, but a separate project.  Both had open seasons with oil company commitments to move oil.

[Smokin Joe]

I don't see it as an alternative, but a separate project.  Both had open seasons with oil company commitments to move oil.

True, it is a separate project, but short of being able to ship crude south, they'd have the option of shipping it west. In that sense, there is an alternative market. Of course, both projects would be completed and running if the respective objections/obstructions were out of the way.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

This could also be a blackmail by Indians to extort $

[Smokin Joe]

This could also be a blackmail by Indians to extort $

Noooo. That wouldn't happen, would it?

[Oceander]