Ford and Higgs shatter short-lived calm on the unity front
Just last month many political watchers were cheered by the belief that the country’s unity was in...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Nov 21, 2018 | Federal Politics, New Brunswick Politics, Politics |
Just last month many political watchers were cheered by the belief that the country’s unity was in...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Oct 29, 2018 | Environment/Energy, Federal Politics |
Two weeks after thousands of scientists convened through the International Panel on Climate Change...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Oct 16, 2018 | Federal Politics, Nova Scotia Politics, Politics |
The Conservatives managed to squeeze in a small gotcha in the last question period of the fall...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Jun 30, 2018 | Federal Politics, Politics |
Just in time for Canada Day, reports that the federal equalization program has been extended for...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Apr 8, 2018 | Federal Politics, Nova Scotia Politics, Politics |
Sometimes the politics of this place are mystifying. A few weeks ago, with the alarming result of...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Mar 15, 2018 | Federal Politics, New Brunswick Politics, Politics |
For the second year in a row the federal budget barely survived a full news cycle before attention...
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.