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. {) w/ Q: Z$ m/ y& m" Z8 l
+ F* U% B: x* o1 L5 VMayor 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 x0 M' u0 ?5 E g8 c3 n" R' I c7 C0 nYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?