Electoral reform abandoned; cultural jobs decreasing
After showing very little interest in the topic for the last year or so the media are in a tizzy...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Feb 5, 2017 | Federal Politics, Politics |
After showing very little interest in the topic for the last year or so the media are in a tizzy...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Jan 30, 2017 | New Brunswick Politics, Nova Scotia Politics, Politics |
The book has been around for a while but Richard Saillant’s A Tale of Two Countries takes on fresh...
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 | Jan 9, 2017 | Health Care |
Health transfers crept back into the news this past week with a call by the majority of provinces...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Jan 8, 2017 | Health Care |
The health funding side deal got a rough ride elsewhere in the country over the holidays, but a...
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.