With government support for local arts and culture cut it’s time to question subsidies to movies, TV and media
Even though it’s not a perfect metaphor, when observing the largesse the Houston government has...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Apr 7, 2026 | Nova Scotia Politics |
Even though it’s not a perfect metaphor, when observing the largesse the Houston government has...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Mar 20, 2026 | Nova Scotia Politics |
The Houston government’s much-anticipated austerity budget, with its proposed cuts to arts and...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Feb 22, 2026 | Nova Scotia Politics |
The Nova Scotia legislature will convene for one of its rare meetings this coming week. The budget...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Dec 21, 2025 | Nova Scotia Politics |
There were many numbers in the news in Nova Scotia this past week – population counts,...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Nov 28, 2025 | Nova Scotia Politics |
It was a year ago this week that Tim Houston led the PC party to an overwhelming electoral...
Read MorePosted by Richard Starr | Nov 12, 2025 | Nova Scotia Politics, Poverty and Wealth |
A pair of releases last week from Statistics Canada may force Nova Scotia politicians to amend...
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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.
