Canadian pipeline projects are facing protests and acts of civil disobedience
Canada’s pipeline problems continue to worsen
Recent attack on Coastal Gaslink demonstrates the hostile environment for such projects
The past decade has not been kind to Canadian oil pipeline projects. Those that have not faced long delays and large cost overruns have been cancelled outright, including the Northern Gateway, which would have terminated on the west coast, Energy East, set to run to the east coast, and Keystone XL, which would have headed to the US Gulf. Pipeline problems have also spread to Canadian midstream company TC Energy’s Coastal GasLink, a gas transmission project in British Columbia, and Calgary-based midstream giant Enbridge’s 68-year-old Mainline Line 5 oil pipeline in the US Midwest. But Canada’s pipeline difficulties grew more severe in recent weeks. Protests and acts of civil disobedience agai
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