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Order of Canada: Conrad Black

Conrad Black: 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. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The announcement came in a terse release by Gov. Gen. David Johnston late Friday. Conrad Black speaks to the Calgary Enterprise Forum in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 10, 2013. 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. HE Jeff McIntosh Black has also been stripped of his honorary position in the Privy Council of Canada, at the recommendation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.