NEB will determine how to proceed with Energy East hearings: Carr
Posted Sep 14, 2016 6:27 am.
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OTTAWA – Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says Ottawa will give the National Energy Board “the members they need to do their job responsibly,” but it’s up to the board to determine how an independent assessment of the proposed Energy East pipeline will proceed.
All three panellists assigned to conduct public hearings on the Alberta to New Brunswick pipeline were recused last week amid allegations of conflict of interest.
Two of the panellists met last year with a TransCanada representative to discuss the pipeline.
Carr says the replacement crew may end up having more than three members, including bilingual panellists with what Carr describes as regional and indigenous perspectives.
He adds there could be “modest” delays to the assessment, which was supposed to adhere to a 21-month timeline after starting earlier this summer.
