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. % x3 _* Y* z& P) V% z% I7 [% a- S- \6 Q1 y2 T; j
Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta 8 X- j. O( c1 s$ F' X! \Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending . N# Q4 p/ q4 e4 v7 xDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come