Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Rick Warters, BSc’82 (Geology), P.Geo, led an active career in oil and gas exploration and development in Canada and the US that spanned 35 years until his retirement in 2017. Rick has held several senior leadership and executive positions in including Amerada Hess, Petro-Canada, Burlington Resources, ConocoPhillips and most recently Talisman/Repsol, where he retired as the Director of North American Subsurface Development and Vice President of Geosciences Canada. Rick was the founder of the UCalgary’s Geoscience Alumni Chapter, and was instrumental in creating the endowed Geoscience Alumni Scholarship.

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The Decisive Man: Reclaiming the Instinct to Act

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There is a moment in every crisis where someone has to step forward. Not because they have all the answers, but because waiting is...

THE COURAGE TO SPEAK

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The White Rose, the Long Story of Alberta, and the People Who Refuse to Be Quiet By Bruce Scholl Unscrew the News History has a way of...

Bread & Circuses: The Oldest Trick in the Book

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The phrase "bread and circuses" comes from the Roman poet and satirist Juvenal, writing around 100 AD in his Satires. He observed that the...

The Individual vs. the Tribe

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How tribal multiculturalism fails freedom and destroys our countries. https://fast.visegrad24.com/articles/the-individual-vs-the-tribe

The Great Canadian Split: Can the Federation Hold?

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After generations of inter-regional tensions, Western Canadian provinces are considering independence. https://fast.visegrad24.com/articles/the-great-canadian-split-can-the-federation-hold

Now Is Alberta’s Time

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A reflection on inheritance, freedom, and why Alberta’s referendum effort matters now.  Alberta’s push toward a referendum is not only a political tactic—it is a...

Not All Immigration Is Positive

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Time to Speak Up: Concerns About Mass Immigration in Canada from a Hardworking Taxpayer's View Hey, I'm Trent from Calgary, just a regular guy trying...

Bank Failures in Canada

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A Critical Look at Stability, Bail-Ins, "Money Printing," and Why Average Canadians Shouldn't Trust Big Banks Blindly Canada's "Big Six" banks—RBC, TD, Scotiabank, BMO, CIBC,...

Gold & Silver: Beyond Bold Prediction, Bank of America 2026

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In an era of economic volatility, geopolitical tensions, and shifting monetary policies, gold and silver continue to shine as cornerstone investments. These precious metals...

Silver’s Meteoric Rise: Why This Undervalued Asset is Poised to Outshine Gold in 2025...

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As we mark the close of a tumultuous 2025, one asset class stands out not just for its resilience, but for its outright defiance...

BIG Exclusives

Dear Gen Z: your energy wish list comes at a cost

Generation Z (born 1997-2012) connects energy production and consumption with climate responsibility and their own values. Many see the energy transition as an opportunity...

Are we on path to ‘carbon-constrained’ world?

Proponents of the idea that we (humanity, the biosphere, the Earth) are experiencing a climate crisis hold that our only salvation is to drastically...