Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."& u$ s5 E* G1 z' 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. 8 |5 r4 h I$ W) B3 } 4 W1 C' s1 R1 s7 ^1 k ^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。 ( ^; x4 m0 K' Q) M- W阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 . c1 L; T2 N1 B* q9 `4 r: B5 X+ ]! ^% q
联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。# x; C& R) p- e2 U
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’。$ T+ W9 A- V% e9 q3 m. `" L