Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."; ^4 F0 |2 u/ G7 Y
Carr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead. 6 S0 M9 P+ {' k; T- _ , ]* n( o9 `2 f* o加拿大资源部长表态, 会考虑联邦政府投资横山油管的可能性。$ b4 P# M# Q+ m% d/ D
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 9 z& d/ g9 F+ M/ K8 j2 U1 F; x0 X- g2 b
联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。* B I" A1 U5 F; z# m
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’。 . r( f O$ a( F: ]9 y3 X4 o5 V