Quebec pulls out of NEB hearings on Enbridge pipeline
Environmental activists are puzzled by the Quebec government's last-minute decision to pull out of National Energy Board (NEB) hearings over Enbridge's plan to reverse the flow of a pipeline between Sarnia, Ont. and Montreal.
Radio-Canada, CBC’s French-language service, has learned that the decision to pull out came after four separate Quebec ministries produced reports to share the government's concerns over the safety, environmental and economic risks of the proposed plan.
Citizens and environmental groups across eastern Canada have sounded the alarm over Enbridge’s proposal to reverse the flow of a portion of its Line 9 pipeline toward Montreal.
They are worried about issues such as the possible contamination of agricultural land and drinking water in the event of an oil spill....
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