Canada: Public Appearance

Conrad Black Dept: Saying his time in a U.S. prison gave him a "refreshed perspective on Canada," former media baron Conrad Black urged the country to widen its global influence in his first major public appearance since being released from a Florida jail. Black began his speech to the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto on Friday by reiterating that he was "unjustly convicted" of fraud and obstruction of justice, before offering his thoughts on the evolving relationship between Canada and the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.