Author: Richard Starr

On health transfers, Houston needs to lead ‘Anybody but Conservative’ campaign

Posted by Richard Starr | Sep 14, 2021 | Federal Politics |

We’ve seen this play out in previous federal election campaigns. The provinces, constitutionally...

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Conservative platform’s a variation on the old bait-and-switch

Posted by Richard Starr | Sep 11, 2021 | Federal Politics |

Bait-and-switch is when a merchant advertises a product at a low-low price with the aim of...

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This election there’s real $$ in the health care debate

Posted by Richard Starr | Sep 3, 2021 | Federal Politics |

It’s not unusual for health care to be selected by the Canadian public as a top election campaign...

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Is New Brunswick showing Nova Scotia what not to do?

Posted by Richard Starr | Aug 29, 2021 | Health Care |

It’s not every day that decision-makers can observe the wisdom of their choices in real time. But...

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Pandemic election 2: Bad news. Not so bad news. Worse to come?

Posted by Richard Starr | Aug 24, 2021 | Federal Politics |

There was bad news and not so bad news for the Liberals after week one of the pandemic campaign –...

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RICHARD 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.

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