Author: Richard Starr

Book lays out hard truths about region’s plight

Posted 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...

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Jobs vanish but “job creators” get richer

Posted 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...

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Campaigning Liberals sowed seeds of health discord

Posted 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...

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Partisanship, austerity behind health deal sellout?

Posted 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...

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Taking the money and running is a costly retreat

Posted by Richard Starr | Dec 24, 2016 | Health Care |

Although they gave up fighting very hard months ago, three of the four Atlantic Provinces signed...

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About Richard

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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