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. % C% R i t/ S7 R5 s+ V& X# O7 e2 z& O
Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta& ^" e5 i; M" T3 I
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending! d1 e0 k. z. O2 s! a6 U3 h
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come