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. . c) `6 u- i! \$ q: [) Y0 M, y# y A$ d& P( q+ k; z
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. 7 i( Q- |$ d0 B5 d8 u! ~2 ]
. V1 o6 u) {! S/ A+ U" E' W# oYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?