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It is time for Canada to put human rights over corporate interests and re-examine its support for Enbridge's Line 5.

The Michigan League of Conservation voters suggests Bill Schuette’s publicly stated concern about Enbridge Energy’s controversial 645-mile pipeline doesn’t match his actions as attorney general. Are the facts behind that argument correct?

 In a letter Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put Enbridge on notice that if the company keeps operating Line 5 in the Straits beyond Wednesday, the state will pursue legal action to recoup any profits Enbridge amasses from “wrongful use of the State’s property.”

A coalition of energy product transporters and manufacturers supports litigation to keep open a major pipeline serving Michigan.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in July 2020. Line 5's future is now in jeopardy after Whitmer yanked its decades-old authorization last November, giving Enbridge until May 12 to cease operations. Photo from Gretchen Whitmer / Facebook Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has threatened to seize Enbridge’s profits from Line 5 if the energy company fails to shut down the pipeline by the state’s Wednesday night deadline. In November, Whitmer ordered Enbridge to take the pipeline offline by May 12, citing fears that it could leak into the Great Lakes. The company, which is currently in court-order...