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. J% ^ s1 x& S B& }
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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. # e a8 Q# j6 v( ?/ v 5 w- s# {1 f5 u, J, g5 S, b. _; aYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?