"Strong communities start right here," Prime Minister Mark Carney said at a news conference in Red Deer. The partnership is called the Canada-Alberta Housing Infrastructure Fund agreement, through which the province has committed at least a third of "eligible costs" for projects led by municipalities. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Red Deer on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, to join Premier Danielle Smith and Red Deer Mayor Cindy Jefferies at a new housing project. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Red Deer on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, to join Premier Danielle Smith and Red Deer Mayor Cindy Jefferies at a new housing project. The costs were divided between the federal government and the province, which invested the money through its Affordable Housing Partnership Program.