New York, Paris, Melbourne, and London have one thing in common. Niels Vink goes four for four on the year, securing the calendar year Grand Slam, by winning major titles in every corner of the globe.

The best conversations I have are the ones around a kitchen table. Great afternoon recently in Lethbridge County with Minister Nathan Neudorf @neudorf_ab and community leaders from across the region. We talked about affordability, health care, education, safe communities and the investment taking root right across southern Alberta. Southern Alberta’s voice matters in how this province is run. Thank you to Tim and Christine for hosting us.

Spoke at the Canadian Energy Executive Association’s Business Forum in Banff today about what it takes to make Alberta a true energy superpower. The global demand is there. The resources are here. What has been missing is a country willing to build, and that is finally starting to change. Good to share the stage with Premier Tim Houston @TimHoustonNS and thank you to the Honourable Rebecca Schulz @rebeccakschulz for leading the conversation.

Third straight year that Calgary has led North America in tech talent growth. Nearly 29,000 new tech workers added, pushing the city past 80,000. 56% growth— the highest of any market on the continent. People said Alberta was a one industry province. We now have a tech sector growing faster than Toronto, faster than Austin, faster than the Bay Area, and it is built on the same things that built everything else here. Low taxes, cheap power, and a government that trusts people to build. Nobody handed us this. Alberta earned it. See the full story here:

Great turnout in Lethbridge last night with a whole lot of conservatives who understand exactly what is at stake. Alberta is creating jobs at five times the national rate. Nearly 80% of every new job in this country over the past year was created right here. No sales tax, the lowest corporate and personal taxes in Canada and investment pouring in because companies know this government will stand up for them. None of it was luck - we have to keep winning to keep this momentum going! Thank you to MLA Nathan Neudorf @neudorf_ab for hosting, and for the work he does every day for Lethbridge-East.

Lethbridge’s Whoop-up Days is one of the great celebrations in southern Alberta. The frontier spirit has never really left this place. You can still see it in the people of Lethbridge, in the volunteers who put this event on every year, and in the communities that continue to support and celebrate our western heritage. Thank you for having me and Ministers Nate Neudorf @neudorf_ab, and Tanya Fir @tanya_fir, along with MLA Jackie Lovely @JackieLovelyAB and Jennifer Johnson.

Let me be clear: the administration and delivery of health care is an area of provincial jurisdiction, not federal. We expect the federal government to respect Alberta’s jurisdiction and its authority to determine how health care is delivered in this province. We remain committed to building a stronger public system and ensuring Albertans never have to pay out of pocket for medically necessary care - which is a commitment we have made under our Public Health Care Guarantee. Alberta’s dual practice model does not violate the Canada Health Act. The Act does not prohibit private practice outside the publicly insured system. Albertans who choose to pay privately for eligible elective surgery should be able to do so here at home, rather than travelling out of province as they have done for decades. In Alberta, we do things a little differently, and I firmly believe we can do both.