Ottawa plans to temporarily enhance benefits in some regions, granting up to 70 weeks of coverage to long-tenured employees in 12 regions identified as having particularly acute unemployment challenges, including energy-dependent parts of Western Canada, Northern Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador. 0 C% R" G! T# ^ x7 @7 H }: V. y
Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta , K6 d+ }* p6 B1 _0 N PLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending+ E. H3 E4 B! D) S f: j1 j+ `
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come