Author: Richard Starr

Media’s slant on Alberta economy helped Kenney’s cause

Posted by Richard Starr | Apr 18, 2019 | Politics |

The fact it was predictable didn’t make the election result in Alberta any easier to take. Despite...

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Finally underway, federal budget debate a rehearsal for general election

Posted by Richard Starr | Apr 16, 2019 | Federal Politics, Politics |

With the federal budget debate finally getting going last week the Trudeau Liberals managed to...

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Houston, on carbon tax you’ve got a credibility problem

Posted by Richard Starr | Apr 2, 2019 | Environment/Energy |

The federal carbon tax came into effect in four Canadians provinces on Monday April 1, with...

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Poverty reduction: Nova Scotia skunks Liberal garden party

Posted by Richard Starr | Mar 5, 2019 | Economy, Poverty and Wealth |

For Nova Scotia Liberals, the devil was definitely in the details. With the opposition and the...

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CIHI reports: Family doc numbers down, admin costs up

Posted by Richard Starr | Feb 19, 2019 | Health Care |

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), self-described as “an independent,...

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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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