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By Dan Healing, The Canadian Press, September 12, 2016
CALGARY — Doubts are growing over the fate of the Energy East Pipeline after members of the National Energy Board panel examining the project resigned, leaving questions over how the review will proceed.
Analyst Dirk Lever of AltaCorp Capital in Calgary said Monday the pipeline regulatory process has become so “murky” and “messy” due to political pressure that it’s difficult to say whether any pipeline approval can be assured.