Documents from TransCanada and obtained by Radio-Canada's investigative program Enquête reveal the company's pipeline network, including a stretch that would be used to transport oil if the Energy East project goes ahead, comprises more than 1,000 fittings possibly made of substandard material. In the only TransCanada Keystone pipeline in Canada, there are more than 1,200 fittings that don't meet the requirements. Another affected section, in North Bay, Ont., will be converted to transport oil if the Energy East project goes ahead. The Energy East pipeline project would see 1.1 million barrels of crude oil travel from the Alberta oilsands to the East Coast every day. NEB hearings on the Energy East project were to take place in Montreal on Monday, but were cancelled for the day after protesters disrupted the proceedings.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2016 15:00 UTC