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. / V: V1 O1 n+ \* ^ { i) M/ y4 zEdmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta/ r9 ]# L4 m- s8 {) D3 q
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending8 d6 m- @) z* s* T
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come