Tag: Fiscal transfers

This election there’s real $$ in the health care debate

Posted by Richard Starr | Sep 3, 2021 | Federal Politics |

It’s not unusual for health care to be selected by the Canadian public as a top election campaign...

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Zombie Federalism Two: Following the money to the usual places

Posted by Richard Starr | May 13, 2021 | Economy |

My recent post on the controversial history surrounding the regional impacts of federal government...

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Zombie federalism on the prowl again: Part One

Posted by Richard Starr | May 9, 2021 | Economy |

John Quiggins’ 2010 book, Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us describes how...

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Post-budget advice to feds: Show us the health care money

Posted by Richard Starr | Apr 27, 2021 | Federal Politics |

There was a lot packed into the 740 page near $500-billion federal budget tabled last Monday....

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Update on health transfers: Conservative do a flip flop

Posted by Richard Starr | Jan 10, 2021 | Health Care, Updates |

Any momentum towards an improved deal on federal health transfers to the provinces seems to be...

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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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