Conrad Black: Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Black has also been stripped of his honorary position in the Privy Council of Canada, at the recommendation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, according to Huffington Post. A spokeswoman for the Governor General, Marie-Pierre Belanger, says an advisory council met Friday afternoon to make its recommendation to Johnston and Conrad Black, who was convicted in the U.S. and served a prison sentence there, has been removed from the Order of Canada effective immediately, says the Governor General. The announcement came in a terse release by Gov. Gen. David Johnston late Friday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.