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. / F/ P; k& K5 v2 w5 m" J5 o+ r 3 V- x6 _4 D% EEdmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta( z$ k0 R5 `4 r/ }& s: d8 A
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending( O9 i! J" F+ E* \" {! N. Y
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come