Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta.". g4 T b7 P7 ]
Carr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead.1 e/ P. ]/ j# }$ `
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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。9 v5 N6 v9 B2 o. L
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。 % ? H. }9 O+ I9 j; Q' C. T8 g4 w9 I% j, {; O; n* I
联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。; | s+ }9 }6 I8 L
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’。! G- h0 c" a6 Y. G2 v3 G