Keith Gerein talks with the MLA from Vermilion-Lloydminster — Richard Starke.

Starke has seen the legislature from virtually all sides. He was both a backbencher and cabinet minister in the former Progressive Conservative government, was part of an opposition caucus, and now sits as an independent MLA after deciding not to join the United Conservative Party.

From those vantage points, Starke has seen a rise in hyper-partisanship in recent years, an issue highlighted this session by former NDP MLA Robyn

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