Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."& J U- f- e$ T
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., A- j; [0 F/ v' c% J
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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。2 [+ Z3 Z5 D4 p5 T
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 8 E5 P0 d2 K* c 1 g( d; T4 m! O9 s1 v& X4 Y联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。 3 @2 U( a4 W! w' p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’。 : h2 P2 W! t7 ?1 j