Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta." ' }/ z( U- O' fCarr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead. + m6 r! [$ [$ n% t' n 8 V% C+ S( r6 g" V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。( m8 x0 y0 Z, U7 _
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 ) S7 w* ]2 P. U$ N. j2 u! C- G0 K $ q9 E( ~9 b- _+ g& z; l联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。 ( T. B$ H6 {' [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’。; v2 }2 ]$ J0 v! F3 D