Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta." d u v- K1 q! \
Carr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead.* g0 A- ?# P4 K; E
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加拿大资源部长表态, 会考虑联邦政府投资横山油管的可能性。" q7 a! Q4 R0 X
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。" \3 l5 P5 t9 k$ V' a
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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。( `+ q3 n( T3 G2 ~5 V7 C, G. j
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’。 ; `- _- U1 Y R6 L: P