An Alberta oilfield worker has become an unofficial spokesperson for Canada’s beleaguered oil and national gas industry, after the roughneck made an impassioned plea to federal politicians on Parliament Hill on September 20th.
Dressed in a red hard hat and greased work overalls Bernard Hancock was in Ottawa last week with the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors for the presentation to the House of Commons of an e-petition signed by more than 34,000 Canadians. The can be read story by going to: www.ctvnews.ca/business/roughneck-calls-on-feds-to-champion-hard-hit-oil-industry-1.3088761