加拿大总理马克·卡尼周四表示，加拿大已将被称为“太平洋连接”（Pacific Link）的新西海岸输油管道列为国家利益项目，此举旨在减少对美国市场的依赖。
Canada on Thursday listed the new West Coast Oil Pipeline, known as “Pacific Link,” as a project of national interest as it seeks to reduce its dependence on the US market, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
卡尼在麦克默里堡与阿尔伯塔省省长丹ielle·史密斯举行的联合新闻发布会上表示，阿尔伯塔省目前90%的石油都出口到美国。
Speaking at a joint news conference with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Fort McMurray, Carney said 90% of Alberta's oil currently goes to the US.
他表示：“‘太平洋连接’将使我们能够每天向亚洲不断增长的市场额外出口100万桶石油，从而实质性地减少这种依赖。”
“Pacific Link will materially reduce that dependence by allowing us to export an additional 1 million barrels a day to growing markets in Asia,” he said.
卡尼补充说：“这意味着更多的客户、更多的选择、为所有加拿大能源生产商带来更高的价格，同时也意味着更强的长期需求安全。”他指出，原住民从一开始就参与了该管道项目。
“That means more customers, more choice, higher prices for all Canadian energy producers, and it means greater long-term security of demand,” Carney added. He said Indigenous peoples had been involved in the pipeline project from the beginning.
他说：“加拿大和阿尔伯塔省已同意，项目发起方将向原住民社区提供至少10%的管道所有权权益，这由我们各自的原住民贷款担保计划提供资金。”他补充说：“我们还将确保创造原住民承包和就业机会。”
“Canada and Alberta have agreed that the project proponent will offer Indigenous communities a minimum of 10% ownership interest in the pipeline, financed by our respective Indigenous loan guarantee programs,” he said. “We will also ensure the creation of indigenous contracting and employment opportunities,” he added.
总理办公室在声明中表示，“太平洋连接”将“在全国创造14万个就业岗位，每年产生超过200亿美元的GDP，到2060年产生1000亿美元的政府收入”。声明称，这些收入将用于建设基础设施和住房，并支持包括医疗保健、牙科保健和儿童保育在内的社会计划。
The Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that Pacific Link “will create 140,000 jobs across the country and generate over $20 billion in GDP per year, and $100 billion in government revenue by 2060.”The revenue would help build infrastructure and homes and support social programs, including healthcare, dental care and child care, the statement said.
声明还指出：“这条管道是加拿大政府转型经济、在未来十年内将非美国出口额翻一番的更广泛使命的一部分，”并将其描述为一个“具有变革意义的项目”。
“This pipeline is one part of the Government of Canada's broader mission to transform our economy, to double our non-U.S. exports over the next decade,” the statement added, describing Pacific Link as a “transformative project.”