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LILLEY: Michigan Governor’s reckless Line 5 crusade puts Ontario’s energy security at risk

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants a vital pipeline shut down for good, despite the damage it would inflict on Ontario, Quebec, Michigan and Ohio

The Democratic governor of Michigan is looking to permanently shut down a key piece of Canadian energy infrastructure.

Enbridge’s Line 5, currently shut down after a workplace accident on Aug. 25, is facing a new push for permanent closure.

LILLEY: Michigan Governor’s reckless Line 5 crusade puts Ontario’s energy security at risk Back to video

Line 5 supplies more than half of the crude oil used in Ontario. It provides 100% of the jet fuel used at Pearson Airport and supplies oil and jet fuel for the Montreal market. The pipeline also supplies refineries in Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio and is the main source of propane for home heating in Northern Michigan.

Despite that, Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants the line shut down.

“I’ve been clear from day one. I want the existing dual Line 5 pipelines out of the Straits of Mackinac,” Whitmer said in a video posted online. “Line 5 73-year-old pipelines are a ticking time bomb in the Great Lakes.”

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