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. 4 n$ j4 t6 W) r8 X1 }" K/ V 6 }4 x9 x" T& Y( S2 SEdmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta- \. F; c/ F D6 I2 r
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending0 G+ p' o. o( N9 f3 e. j+ o9 I
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come