Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."# N3 T" P4 S/ K, X. Y5 C7 \& @
Carr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead.2 A! O/ j0 e1 m
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加拿大资源部长表态, 会考虑联邦政府投资横山油管的可能性。- h2 v' i9 i( r( K: [- a
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 5 {7 C2 V6 d$ P' M6 a$ }( u3 E& u6 C( |/ f4 w
联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。% c2 T; b5 C/ x8 H# k# ?- _
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’。 6 L6 F u2 y8 ^: o