Author: Richard Starr

Once again, right wingers frame the transfer debate

Posted by Richard Starr | Aug 10, 2015 | Federal Politics, Politics |

Federal transfer payments to the provinces – specifically equalization – became an issue during...

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Health Transfers: The PBO clarifies the issue

Posted by Richard Starr | Jul 29, 2015 | Health Care |

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) made news last week when it revealed that based on its...

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Graham, Howard and the NDP’s health care deal-making

Posted by Richard Starr | Jul 10, 2015 | Economy |

Seeing as how summer was stubbornly holding back again this year, I decided to postpone the light...

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Out-migration, debt downloading and more – Happy Canada Day

Posted by Richard Starr | Jul 1, 2015 | Economy |

Usually I try to provide readers with short essays on the issues of the day. But while doing...

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Now for something completely different – PR the election issue

Posted by Richard Starr | Jun 23, 2015 | Federal Politics, Politics |

As we enter the post-parliament stage of what is shaping up to be a 180-day federal election...

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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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