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. 1 f; [- A1 K. R" e
; z( w9 u5 X' ?" V$ Z6 MMayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. * y6 A7 R! a7 b# G9 H3 J. l) q
: U7 ^. I: D3 DYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?