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.: Q: W) f6 m3 [: {7 ^8 p7 L$ t
2 W6 P( C' z* WEdmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta% R% e- i: h& c- R0 F5 j( M- |* W/ z
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending2 q$ l% I9 J9 z. N! W/ `
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come