Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."& J/ c! I( n: w7 t5 K. z0 q8 L
Carr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead. g& W5 x& y7 @+ {
. O6 N( X) q$ a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。; B; G/ o% C7 ~2 `+ j% {' n
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 $ \) ], `- \1 H. |: F! d1 ?- U5 ~! a9 S% H4 w
联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。+ U4 K4 {( ]9 S# v 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’。( [$ ?" w# r( a" Z