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. 2 P' t. A" A# W5 [$ A& `
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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. 2 N E+ v" O( t' Y1 r7 q ! W" Q0 W% X; gYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?