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