Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."9 s! S3 S' {6 _! L
Carr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead. ' t/ L. {& s* g3 F' {5 u( q 4 L$ D o9 |' T2 D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。 * S c" T- m' [4 m! {# r; N# Z/ o阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。+ W& k+ q; L; I2 D: \ ~+ l
+ K9 }) w+ K8 v; u7 X联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。 + u2 Q# | ], D5 M& d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$ `( ^6 a' U' V! A