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." $ b6 u# L$ R2 P& R# Y+ x$ m# _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. / }% P. X. K/ \' ^7 \1 a3 \" d, N! }6 C% Q6 y7 A- q
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。 . z: W4 v. c! D l阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 5 _4 T7 K4 Y/ x! h5 m$ C: ~5 N% s% k) Z8 g/ \( f
联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。% b1 F' d" ]5 e7 }" }5 M2 ?$ C& S
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’。) R# I+ [- q0 ?! t7 f' P7 w( ^