Tim Hodgson, Canada’s energy minister, said he had not yet had talks with Smith about the possibility of Trans Mountain ownership in the pipeline, and would have to see what the province proposes first. He said Chinese investment in a pipeline could be possible, and pointed to LNG Canada as an example where there was a minority stake from PetroChina Co. “We are certainly open to investment from China and will evaluate each case as we would with any foreign investor in the country.”