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. ) q, g) J6 h# F) t+ M/ q1 |$ M 2 X) n& q! L% O8 j4 KMayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. 8 S8 a8 Z: ^% |5 G u8 v+ e3 s" p9 X9 k6 n& f& b: [$ m; w9 m
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?