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. % W$ G" t# ?) o, P7 j8 ~4 ]* o# ~# T0 q/ |! x& X9 k( G2 F( b
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. ; G# a9 H; C9 ~' X, G& b E, x : u, W0 a; }. m- Q% yYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?