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.4 R" m+ |: s0 }7 P( v G0 V% Q
: I8 y& F# P! s# M" W& OEdmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta 6 l9 d9 w/ ]- M9 VLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending5 b5 O5 f5 R$ E5 m7 x
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come