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. 0 a7 E$ [/ z1 `+ ?' P& E* D4 E3 E2 {# O4 v% `5 G9 ?" C
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. |; X) W& N- g1 k; j7 T9 [6 d {2 L4 P+ W
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?