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. 2 F- \9 d+ y/ h. f. Y& N$ X : h. f5 N. j& O! K: [4 f9 ~% OEdmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta 3 k" P; q! \2 l. }$ X4 fLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending4 B$ r K' F- l% B4 J1 y$ Y1 @! ]
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come