Harper and Enbridge Join Forces on Lawsuit

Dear Larry, Big Oil and the Harper government have officially tied the knot.  It’s now ForestEthics Advocacy and Co-Plaintiff Donna Sinclair vs.  the Federal Government, the National Energy Board (NEB) and  Enbridge Pipelines Inc. A Federal Appeals Court Judge recently ordered that Enbridge  could join our lawsuit as a Co-Respondent. In its Motion to  intervene, Enbridge argued that any delay in its plans to transport  tar sands crude through its Line 9b pipeline—running from Sarnia  to Montreal and through Toronto—would hurt its bottom line. In fact,  they said their economic rights were at stake in describing their  legal interest in the outcome of this lawsuit. Enbridge's position couldn't be clearer: Profits trump YOUR  DEMOCRATIC RIGHT to speak freely about tar sands pipeline  projects at hearings conducted by the NEB. Well, we have a message for Enbridge that they can't bury under the  weight of their hefty financial coffers. And we need your help to  deliver it.  Spread the word by sharing this photo of an Enbridge Energy bill  on Facebook, Twitter, and with your address book contacts. Better yet,  if Enbridge is your energy service provider, please get out your monthly  bill and write your own message! You can add it to our Facebook album  or email it to us and we'll add it for you. We will then send all the pictures  we receive to Enbridge’s headquarters in Calgary. The fact that Enbridge has gone to the trouble of joining our lawsuit  means they're worried. And justifiably so. If we win in the Federal Court  of Appeal, two things happen: The new rules that make it so difficult for Canadians to apply to  participate in NEB public hearings on pipeline projects—not just  Enbridge Line 9b but all pipeline projects across Canada—get axed. The NEB hearings process on Line 9b will be re-opened and the  agency will be required to give everyone the chance to voice his or  her concerns about this project. We may be the underdog in this fight but that makes us no less likely to  succeed, as the legendary story of David and Goliath proves. Canada’s  best-known constitutional lawyer Clayton Ruby is representing us and  thanks to your generosity, we’ve now raised $150,000 to offset a number  of costs related to this suit. Please take action today! Either share our photo or post your own now  and let Enbridge know that you will not be silenced!   Thank you, Tzeporah Berman Board Member, ForestEthics Advocacy