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. A" M, v! H' w, b ' G0 h% |5 z( X: UMayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. " P& g8 p: c7 P# ~* v/ {: u8 v6 K6 U
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?