Canada strips former publisher Conrad Black of honours (Chicago Sun-Times)
Source: Reuters
Canada strips former publisher Conrad Black of honours
Convicted press baron has honours bestowed by Canada removed following jail term served for fraud, although he remains a life peer in the British House of Lords
PUBLISHED : Saturday, 01 February, 2014, 4:59pm
UPDATED : Saturday, 01 February, 2014, 4:59pm
Canada has cancelled two prestigious honours for Conrad Black, who once ran a newspaper empire stretching from the Chicago Sun-Times, Britain’s Daily Telegraph and the Jerusalem Post but who ended up in US prison for fraud.
to Britain’s Daily Telegraph and the Jerusalem Post but who ended up in US prison for fraud.
The government on Friday terminated his appointment as an officer of the Order of Canada, which recognises a lifetime of high achievement and merit.
It also removed him from the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, ostensibly a group of cabinet ministers and other prominent Canadians appointed to advise Queen Elizabeth, Canada’s head of state, though for distinguished individuals outside of the cabinet it is mainly a mark of honour.
Sentiment toward Black changed when he was sentenced to prison in the United States for fraud and obstruction of justice.
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