David Staples: One-two punch hammers city council's plan to increase taxes

A devastating one-two punch is hammering Edmonton city council’s plan to keep raising property taxes.
The first blow came in a biting series of reports on overspending and inefficiency from the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce’s municipal budget task force. The second comes from council’s own efficiency expert, Coun. Tim Cartmell.
City council will soon debate its 2019–2022 budget. Annual tax increases are on the table, but here are the Top 8 arguments councillors s