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."' `! f7 ^! M6 g9 x9 L* Y
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., y5 R% J8 N# A9 V p5 B4 u
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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。 8 v" W( ]/ l" d+ S) k: e0 |4 Y阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。3 w3 [ p9 j9 S0 O P& A
* _! f3 q- d" h联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。 6 C) T' r+ p# m7 ] Y8 m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’。& g1 m e2 i1 G2 a. k2 q/ y! P