Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Is there demonstrated demand for this pipeline -- Why doesn't Enbridge have shipper agreements -- Why won't Enbridge disclose its "funding participants" -- Why hasn't Enbridge provided details on commercial demand -- 3. Is there a need for more pipeline capacity -- 4. Is there enough information to make a decision -- Inadequate assessment of alternatives to the project -- No information on upstream impacts from oilsands development to fill the pipeline -- Inadequate economic assessment -- 5. Recommendations -- Is there demonstrated demand for this pipeline -- Is there a need for more pipeline capacity -- Is there enough information to make a decision
Summary
Pipeline company Enbridge has applied to the federal government for permission to build the Northern Gateway pipeline, a $5.5 billion oilsands pipeline from Bruderheim, Alta., to Kitimat, on B.C.'s North Coast. If approved, the project would export 525,000 barrels per day of diluted bitumen to Asia and California via oil tankers. A federal Joint Review Panel has been struck to review the economic, technical and financial feasibility of the pipeline and consider its environmental and socio-economic impact. Ultimately, the panel will determine if the pipeline has adverse environmental impacts and if the pipeline is in the public interest of Canadians
