Author: Richard Starr

CEWS update: More misses from a poorly targeted program

Posted by Richard Starr | Jan 15, 2021 | Federal Politics, Updates |

Much high dudgeon has been displayed about travelling during the pandemic. Public backlash against...

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Update on health transfers: Conservative do a flip flop

Posted by Richard Starr | Jan 10, 2021 | Health Care, Updates |

Any momentum towards an improved deal on federal health transfers to the provinces seems to be...

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Pandemic Update: Another month of troubling numbers

Posted by Richard Starr | Jan 3, 2021 | Health Care, Updates |

It’s déjà vu all over again. As has been the situation for some months, what’s left of the...

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A year in review: 2000 and its enduring legacy

Posted by Richard Starr | Dec 31, 2020 | Federal Politics |

This is the time of year when media people are moved to do the year-in-review thing. Some may even...

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CEWS blues: Let them eat cake – or play golf

Posted by Richard Starr | Dec 21, 2020 | Federal Politics |

Nearly half a billion to Air Canada and $120 million to Imperial Oil from CEWS received scant...

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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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