A brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit marked Ottawa\u0027s first foray into the ongoing legal dispute in Wisconsin
Canada also supports “co-operative and expeditious efforts” to reroute the pipeline away from the reservation — a goal that’s eminently achievable without resorting to a shutdown, it continues.
Beth Wallace, freshwater campaigns manager for the National Wildlife Federation, said Canada’s argument “undermines U.S. laws and tribal treaties designed to protect water rights for all citizens.” “Respectfully, Canada considers the court’s economic prediction speculative and unduly optimistic,” the brief says. “Markets rarely adapt swiftly and efficiently under conditions of grave uncertainty.”.In other words, there are a lot of unknowns: The outcome of the current appeal, the potential for a settlement between the band and Enbridge, the timing of the reroute and the results of the ongoing treaty negotiations.
“Millions of people rely on Line 5 to deliver safe, affordable and secure energy on both sides of the international boundary. Simply put, shutting down Line 5 is not in the public interest.” “It is a fundamental principle that a U.S. court is obliged to give effect to a self-executing treaty that imposes limits on the actions of U.S. public authorities, including the courts themselves.”
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