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Carney and Smith to unveil homebuilding plan in Red Deer

Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to Alberta for a joint appearance with Premier Danielle Smith centred on housing construction.

Why it matters

Any federal-provincial cooperation on housing could affect construction and affordability efforts across Alberta communities.

Prime Minister Mark Carney returned to Alberta on July 29 to join Premier Danielle Smith for a joint announcement in Red Deer focused on a homebuilding plan.

Details of the specific measures being announced were not released ahead of the event, but the appearance marks a rare joint outing between the federal Liberal government and Alberta's United Conservative government on the file of home construction.

The announcement was reported simultaneously by multiple Alberta outlets, indicating a coordinated media rollout tied to the visit.

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