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. 6 s( f7 m& Q0 E' Z1 \; d3 J# N' u* ?7 P) C: N/ a
Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta* ?2 ]# r$ [- N" B; q
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending ) {( F% B/ h. a8 H8 B& c' mDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come