OTTAWA — It was all for show.

Newly released documents confirm the construction site used as a venue for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Sept. 14 press conference announcing a new federal housing agency was nothing more than an elaborate — and costly — stage for the cameras.

In a response to an order paper question filed by Conservative MP Arnold Viersen that asked who “made the decision to temporarily erect unfinished prop houses for the announcement,” the Privy Council Office admitted it was all for show — describing it as a “demonstration” by Ottawa-based modular home builder Caivan Homes.

“ The homes have since been disassembled and the Nunavut home is now on its way to Canada’s Arctic for occupancy by family in need,” read the PCO’s reply.

“Similarly, the stacked townhomes are bei

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