Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."+ A% z' g3 d2 q5 ?) K$ l
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.5 T7 V9 E% Q( y9 M( G
% t% d. P! A: [+ U+ h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。) o9 V. H, B2 Y( r4 H( U
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 ! G/ y' u9 I0 b; ^2 m$ n2 D% @: M) V+ ^$ f! N" j9 w* D
联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。% ~& p7 }2 O4 n
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’。* J( d4 E; \4 H5 V5 n) L4 \! i7 C4 \/ ^