Jobs vanish but “job creators” get richer
The January labour force report from Statistics Canada contained a nasty jolt. Amidst a generally...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Jan 15, 2017 | Economy, Nova Scotia Economics |
The January labour force report from Statistics Canada contained a nasty jolt. Amidst a generally...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Sep 19, 2016 | Economy, Nova Scotia Economics |
If the setback they suffered (down from 40% to 34% of the vote) in the Needham by-election wasn’t...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Aug 8, 2016 | Economy, Nova Scotia Economics |
Media coverage of last week’s release of July employment numbers from Statistics Canada focused...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Jan 25, 2016 | Economy, Nova Scotia Economics |
The successful provincial Liberal campaign of 2013 was politically brilliant but policy stupid. We...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | May 10, 2015 | Economy, Nova Scotia Economics |
Politicians who say one thing about an issue while in opposition and something altogether...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Apr 22, 2015 | Economy, Nova Scotia Economics |
I wasn’t planning on getting into the controversy over the film tax credit. What could I say...
Read MoreRICHARD STARR has had careers as a journalist, public servant, broadcaster, political staffer and freelance policy adviser. He is author of numerous newspaper and magazine articles, a former radio and TV producer and weekly newspaper editor, and the author of three non-fiction books. Starr has lived in Dartmouth for more than 30 years.