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. - p8 t' u) w6 K2 z+ p% a! a1 C/ Y" r . r1 e# D0 \. Z; LEdmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta8 ?# V2 T8 W6 b) H3 `8 G. X
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending! V/ T; D. L. f7 y- K# A1 j4 P
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come