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. B2 R2 L- e3 Q) H ' ]6 X. @# ~- I$ {Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta ( a( J" p- R! y- K* K" wLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending & x3 V* r5 m( {( l- Z7 Z6 n3 EDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come