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. 6 [/ u0 q' c, B- c& @& W & y' a) ]$ e p+ |( W7 W$ XMayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. 1 m. g) r- ?- \$ }5 x( _ 6 m! @+ G7 r# B& ?* ^* l8 a7 Y& lYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?