The city of Edmonton evidently thinks Albertans are so enamoured of tax increases now that the NDP is in charge that it has proposed increasing property taxes 4.9% a year for each of the next three years. 4 L: h1 }: Y7 G" w1 U4 w4 e) B) R$ @/ u. l! Q
Mayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. , g5 O) \0 |6 Z" x+ h3 {) W5 P$ |- L
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?