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."# t. E2 x8 P) H1 ?6 z- ?
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.. \) q- \3 V! I% i0 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。( O _( _; v( F5 }$ h
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 5 E8 O i- l L7 C3 O+ D* E$ e3 W' x
联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。; i- z. K8 O2 r. D8 A
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’。 1 ]; c& B. A. e) C. ]6 P/ m0 y