[All] Enbridge Line 9 and BC ruling that opens a new path

[Lanteigne]

Hi everyone
I've been working with some folks and one of them relayed this message to me today. Check it out! 

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A potential victory looming.
The recent BC Supreme Court decision to reject BCs attempt to control the KM pipeline is precisely the action we were trying to force here in Toronto on Line 9. The decision in BC now allows the province to appeal to the Canadian Supreme Court on the basis of INTRA VIRES; that the decision is within the jurisdiction of the province to decide. That was the original precedent in Quebec.
The Toronto campaign was aimed at getting the City to pass a bylaw via the Dept. of Health that would trigger the same process based on the content of the pipeline, not the physical pipeline. If the BC appeal proceeds, it will open up a whole new possibility. 
It ain't over yet.
See: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/trans-mountain-bc-appeal-court-government-response-1.5148568
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In addition to this, there are key dates coming up 

On 11 July 2019 new liability requirements come into force for Canada's major pipeline companies including 1 billion absolute liability. Details here: https://www.neb-one.gc.ca/bts/ctrg/gnnb/pplnfnnclrqrmnts/pplnfnnclrqrmntgdln-eng.pdf

And the Trans Mountain decision deadline is June 18. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/feds-delay-trans-mountain-decision-deadline-to-june-18-1.1246568#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=KlYTFGe


Also did you follow the news regarding the second anchor accident with Line 5? It happened this April. Video here. Note the zebra mussels too. Those things corrode medal where they attach to the pipe. The dents are really deep. Quite mess. https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2019/05/video-shows-shocking-aftermath-of-line-5-anchor-strike.html

Lulu :0)
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