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. ' O- g0 L& F3 J% B5 X- ]9 ?/ V$ u! t: n+ [5 g; n
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. H0 z) C4 f; O! ]. X/ C; l
( D& p' X: y- x# ]! KYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?