Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta." , g: w' X& U& ?7 c# H u/ pCarr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead. x) d$ A( V& [ s9 u0 M( r# l1 H- J/ T* A; l' ~& f
加拿大资源部长表态, 会考虑联邦政府投资横山油管的可能性。 9 H4 e% e4 I8 _& k# [阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 * [6 @3 Q* U- l" K7 {6 E% u4 z6 c
联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。 ! Y6 s/ c( Y$ ~1 S' u+ w; I: H这个投资,比投资Bombardier Inc 更有意义。如果做得好,油管干脆由联邦政府运营,变‘国有资产’。0 W( \4 g9 p) V6 Y3 B3 Y) U$ M