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. " _+ W" x. F$ h6 D% |, S R3 K . l3 k8 Y" ]7 t) }/ NMayor 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 R7 W8 F; Z( b) M" j
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Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?