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." `5 I# f3 l/ {% c3 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. % i c+ w! Q6 a+ j + A4 v5 |9 u; Y3 }7 ?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。5 S# F5 `" w- c+ a# b+ W) Z5 x
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 $ |" p( x" A8 t# |' |+ e. r: H8 E d& X$ n6 o5 M" U
联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。% G( D" M$ w: @4 p( i- d% 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’。 . N) T* x: s7 Q& C0 U6 K