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. 9 h) C+ D$ A0 q( r* Y5 p: i; K# {& X) |% U
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. ' [' V7 \( [: R4 ]1 [! T# @# ?8 W% k- V2 u* V
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?