Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."3 x5 f& V& I" M- B; ]# ]0 ]' b. H) N
Carr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead. 1 J" L+ \7 s1 H' S! c; ?4 ^& P* r4 F# d$ \
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。 5 z1 N \/ z- I4 ~ a+ ?阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。1 J$ }. p, v' i- s' ]
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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。/ b6 e5 r" v! |1 i2 d8 v
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’。% C; |& E) Z4 W9 b! n0 \% X* `