据外媒报道，1月14日加拿大总理特鲁多宣布，联邦政府将给南安大略省水业联盟（Southern ontario Water Consortium，SOWC）投资高达1,200万元，用于净水项目研究。
据报道，SOWC由一组研究新净水技术的专上学院组成。总理办公室称，联邦的这笔资金将帮助SOWC与90家企业及非营利组织在80个项目上的合作。
特鲁多称，加拿大人认为保护环境是应优先考虑的事项。政府致力于建设更可持续发展的经济，确保给后人留下更干净健康的环境。
部分原文报道如下：
The federal government is investing up to $12 million in the Southern ontario Water Consortium, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday morning at the University of Waterloo.
The SOWC is a group of post-secondary institutions in the province that are working on new clean-water technologies. The funding will help the consortium partner with 90 businesses and non-profits to work on 80 projects, according to a release from the prime minister's office.
“By investing in groups like the Southern ontario Water Consortium we're investing in our economy, we're investing in our environment, we've investing in our communities but above all, we're investing in our future,” Trudeau said.
原文链接：<http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/trudeau-university-waterloo-1.3403336>
日期：2016-01-18