Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."# N e1 \2 m( B; ?* l: {% A. ]" j
Carr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead.4 O7 N8 h2 D' U5 G( _
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加拿大资源部长表态, 会考虑联邦政府投资横山油管的可能性。. |) l& ]& D! f8 ]
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。+ `7 k; y& ?' k9 N* G% S/ M
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联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。6 X) w( q; \4 h! }9 Q
这个投资,比投资Bombardier Inc 更有意义。如果做得好,油管干脆由联邦政府运营,变‘国有资产’。, C8 F) s' t$ e