Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."8 A6 T- E) I" w' U: E
Carr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead. " t0 S! m) v# D6 L ' g; q2 `" ^( m! ? P3 @加拿大资源部长表态, 会考虑联邦政府投资横山油管的可能性。 * X" T7 i3 \& T0 X阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 " L* j7 ?3 i& n! M! x/ G& ] . O2 W2 U9 v% J联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。 / Z0 h) [0 g' Z& U8 \, A8 E这个投资,比投资Bombardier Inc 更有意义。如果做得好,油管干脆由联邦政府运营,变‘国有资产’。$ j! S+ h) m; N U7 E' y