Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."1 z: L2 E) ?* [& H8 @. M4 }$ V
Carr'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. 0 H5 ~1 ]# M! ]9 M p0 o" u H2 x8 I1 \ 8 Z0 }& I5 f5 j% G& Y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。 / Q9 a+ U1 d& ?: v阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 * \' Q' J! \+ d) A, \% G ) L. R/ d4 Z8 B联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。7 v$ a8 E& ~7 [& ^
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’。 3 o- v$ k: c# g3 d2 p