The Man from Petrocan

Bill Hopper has a job to do. His mandate: to get Canada's energy reserves out of the hands of the multinational oil companies and back into the hands of Canadians. The Man from Petrocan looks at the country's controversial government-owned oil company, Petro-Canada, and its dynamic founder, chairman and chief executive Wilbert (Bill) Hopper. From the board-rooms of Petrocan to Europe and South America, the camera follows Hopper as he forges deals on the international oil scene and responds to critics who question whether the government should be involved in the oil industry.