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. ! m' Z) [- z7 d" i# J0 D & v* Z O+ v% q5 A- }Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta3 c' g% p. c. Q: b# O
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending3 N5 F1 e; t; [/ z. |3 \! s
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come