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Enbridge will not appeal Northern Gateway pipeline ruling

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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The company behind a controversial pipeline project is not going to appeal a ruling from the Federal Court of Appeal, but the Northern Gateway project is far from dead.

Enbridge is going to abide by the decision and consult with more with First Nations groups.

“We believe that meaningful consultation and collaboration, and not litigation, is the best path forward for everyone involved. We look forward to working with the government and Aboriginal communities in the renewed consultation process. We believe the government has a responsibility to meet their Constitutional legal obligations to meaningfully consult with First Nation and Métis,” says Northern Gateway President John Carruthers. “They have an opportunity to share up to one-third of the ownership and receive $2 billion in long-term economic business opportunities and participate in shared control and management of the project.”

The company had the option to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the case. “In order to encourage investment and economic development, Canadians need certainty that the government will fully and properly consult with our nation’s Indigenous communities. We look forward to this process and assisting those communities and the Federal Government with this important undertaking in any way we can,” Carruthers adds.

The company claims the project would add over $300 billion to Canada’s gross domestic product over the next three decades, 4,000 construction jobs and 1,000 long-term jobs. It also says there would be $98 billion in tax revenue.

If built, the line would take crude from the oil sands near Edmonton, Alberta to a port from Kitimat where it would be shipped off to Asia.

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