Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta." 2 t1 m& \7 _4 ?0 M9 fCarr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead. 1 M( _* _7 l2 ?2 d ( N: j- {# `7 Z加拿大资源部长表态, 会考虑联邦政府投资横山油管的可能性。! e/ _$ l6 l! Z% [, A: L
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。6 L( C" I1 r5 i8 _
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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。7 G* ]7 U# M! `
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’。 5 w7 L7 f$ H/ K+ C+ K4 L; w. L