#1 — CBC | Black hopes to return to Canada
Conrad Black, who is set to appear in a Chicago courtroom on Friday, spoke publicly for the first time since being released from prison, telling CBC News he hopes a judge will allow him to return to Canada.
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#2 — CBC | Clement won’t back down on census
Industry Minister Tony Clement has dismissed growing calls for him to reverse his decision to scrap the mandatory long-form census, saying he and Prime Minister Stephen Harper are on the same page on the issue.
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#3 — CBC | Federal affirmative action policy faces review
The federal government has ordered a review of its affirmative action policy one day after a woman complained that she couldn’t apply for a public service position because she’s Caucasian.
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#4 — Globe | Tweeting vacation plans can lead to burglary, police warn
One hundred and forty characters on Twitter is all it could take to make your vacation plans a blueprint for burglary.
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#5 — Globe | Ontario watchdog launching new review of police action during G20 summit
After receiving close to 300 G20 complaints – and counting – Ontario’s newly minted police watchdog is stepping into the policing-inquiry fray.
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#6 — LFP | It’s murder, cops say
A second-degree murder charge levelled against a London woman’s boyfriend is a “relief,” Jocelyn Bishop’s family says.
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#7 — NP | Ottawa cuts aid umbrella’s funding
After 40 years, the government will no longer fund the Canadian Council for International Co-operation, umbrella for 90 non-government development and aid agencies, it was confirmed yesterday.
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#8 — OC | Maggoty green bins have residents squirming
OTTAWA — Hot summer weather is very conducive to barbecues, pool parties — and maggots.
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#9 — MG | Longshoremen and employers reach agreement
Montreal’s longshoremen and the Maritime Employers Association have come to an agreement to end the lock-out at Montreal’s harbour. The city’s 900-plus dock workers are expected to return to work on Saturday morning. “It’s very good for us and for the people of Montreal and for the businesses,” said Daniel Tremblay, president of the longshoremen’s union, CUPE Local 375.
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#10 — Star | Duelling G20 probes may hinder each other
Public deputations in the Toronto police board’s G20 review had barely began Thursday, when the proceedings were hijacked by news that a more powerful police oversight body would conduct its own investigation.
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Re# 3 : Nothing the government runs is based on a meritocracy, by definition the government bureaucracy is based on politics. So instead of investigating the EE, let’s just pare down the size of government. There is no reason why all these government departments should not be outsourced to private business.
The unions and the multiculti- identity politics industry will scream about how unfair outsourcing will be. But unlike government, business has to run on a meritocracy or it won’t survive. Where it gets interesting is that the success of a business also depends on its employees representing a diverse cross section of society otherwise it won’t have the skills on hand to understand the needs of very diverse consumer segments. In other words, business doesn’t need rules to behave pragmatically; it either does that or fails.
PMSH needs to take a page from PM Cameron and start paring back all departments by 40%. The politically correct monsters we’ve created in government are no longer affordable.
Re: Black hopes to return to Canada - To funny, not so long ago Black renounced his Canadian citizenship and now that things haven’t worked out south of the border he wants come back.
The left and their minions vehemently objects to Conrad Black ever being allowed back into Canada yet fights tooth and nail for the likes of Omar Khadar or other Canadian murderers, drug traffickers or rapists ‘et al’ convicted and imprisoned in foreign countries be brought ‘home’. Yes, too funny. The hypocrisy that is.
That blade cuts both ways. A convicted felon who renounces his citizenship to gain a trinket title in a foreign country should be the last type of individual that self-proclaimed “proud Canadians” want to back.
From what I have read Black was pretty much railroaded into his criminal conviction. If indeed that is the case then there is no reason for him not to be able to come to Canada or any other nation he so desires. On the other hand there is no obligation for Canada to try to help him since he renounced his Canadian citizenship.
Re: #4. So a mere (be comparison) fraudster who renounced his citizensip to gain what you desecribe as a trinket “should be the last type” that Canadians should want back? So you rate convicted murderers, rapists, drug traffickers and terrorists higher? Appalling doesn’t even come close. Joe is right, no obligation for Canada here but if Black manages to legally gain access, so be it. Canada can better spend it’s time keeping out the 40,000+ inadequately identified foreigners we currently hold warrants for arrest before they get into the country don’t ya think? And that’s just for starters on who should be the ‘keep out foreign criminals’ priority list. Black doesn’t even come close. And you know where you can stick your snide “self-proclaimed proud Canadians” comment. Again, demonstrating cluelessness.
Didn’t say anything about relative ratings – just pointing out that some people have an easier time dictating morality than following it. The fact that Black politically leans your way is probably the lagest determinant in why you even care about the case because as much as you try to spin it … Black is a foreigner convicted in a foreign court who is trying to gain access to the country. No different than the boat people you sneer at.
“No different than the boat people you sneer at.”
Again! A snide misinformed wholly inaccurate comment proving you are clueless about what and who I am. File this in the same place as your the last comment.
“The fact that Black politically leans your way”
No, these are the facts, Cy. I have spent no more than 5 minutes of my life reading about or finding out who Black is. I have never read a complete newspaper article about him, but I admit I have ’scanned’ over perhaps 2 maybe 3 (that’s stretching it) ariticles but got bored by about the 2nd para I moved on. He is of zero political or otherwise interest to me, period. I don’t care about him. I’d rather polish my car or sit on my deck and drink a cold Dos Equis thankyou very much. I know he renounced his citizenship in exchange for a Lordship, but other than that have never read an entire article about him about anything. Did I say this before? I don’t care. I have no clue as to his political leanings but know he is to the right from comments and bits and pieces of news articles/reports. Is perhaps that why you so dispise him so much over all else, his political leanings? Having said all that, if he can somehow get back into Canada good for him and if he can’t….I DON’T CARE! Clear enough for you?
Granted, I mostly despise Conrad Black but entirely because he has a strong penchant for mistreating people and nations that were loyal to him. Check out the documentary “Citizen Black”, in which the man’s own friends have trouble defending his arrogance and smug sense of being above the law. The world won’t end if he comes back to Canada (which will happen eventually) but it’s frankly sad to see so many people pulling for a guy who gave up his right to live here to get
Also, it’s somewhat doubtful that you know next to nothing about the guy who created National Post. That’s pretty much the only paper right-leaning Canadians trust these days.
Dos Equis is a great beer. I’m still a Tankhouse man myself.
Okay, now that you mention it I recall he was the founder of the NP, but didn’t until you reminded me. Why did I forget? Bettcha because I don’t care. No I won’t check out “Citizen Black”, the same reason that I forgot he started the NP. Yes there are people pulling for him but don’t count me among them, same reason again. Don’t doubt me, Cy. I do not B.S. I’m sure not always right about things, but I never B.S. Now that that is hopefully settled, I’m out back in the garage wearing shades to protect my eyes from the glare off my car cracking a cold one. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you’re always welcome to join me. We would have interesting conversations, civility guaranteed. Give me a heads up so I can bring in some Tankhouse….er actually that’d be the wife’s job (and I recently learned to text so there’s no escape for her).
@beentheredonethat: Whether Black had been allowed back into Canada or not matters so little to me as to be utterly irrelevant, I simply do not care so attempting to paint my comments as having anything to do with what “the left“ (however you are choosing to define it this time) thinks is simple distraction – my commentary was on his personal hypocrisy.
Well, according to the right leaning Quebecor’s Toronto Sun latest poll, page 20, their readers dont want the British national, Lord Black, back in Canada.
Question: Should Conrad Black be allowed back in Canada?
Yes…38%
No…62%
Blacks motto must have been ‘never use your own money when someone elses will do.’ And on a clear day, I can see Canada.
JUST IN — Black cannot return to Canada, not just yet says the judge overseeing his bail hearing.
Apparently Black is stirring the pot again. Now it has to do with his citizenship.
Here’s my view — contrary to any document he signed during the Chretien brawl he was born in Canada and CANNOT renounce his citizenship. He is Canadian and will remain so.
Harper lawyers can look at that angle but my belief is that his citizenship should be restored immediately and with full effect. The only organization who can remove his Canadian citizenship is the government itself and to the best of my knowledge Chretien never did.
End of message.
It is indeed legally possible to renounce Canadian citizenship, Jack. But there is one stipulation. You cannot do so if you thereby render yourself stateless, which of course Black did not do to himself. In fact, if you do renounce your Canadian citizenship, Citizenship & Immigration (the government) even issues you a certificate stating as such. I remember back in my working days a former Canadian renounced his citizenship (I think he became a German citizen) and later changed his mind and wanted it back. I can’t remember the outcome, but I think he had to apply to return as a landed immigrant and go through exactly the same process as any other foreigner does to become a citizen. Ahhhhh the cobwebs are clearing…..I do believe that is exactly what happened. That lenghty process is what Conrad Black has to look forward to and with his present criminal convictions he would in all likihood be ineligible from the get go. It’s all his own doing, he knew what he was doing when he did it, he had to.
Been, very interesting but with Black being a convicted felon, having many private lawsuits against him and both the American and Canadian Security Commissions allegedly investigating him, disqualify him from becoming a Canadian citizen (again). We cant just let every one in, especially those with a dubious background.
Why doesnt his Lordship return to his kingdom in the UK?
You’re correct, UV. I didn’t see your comments until after I’d amended mine to cover that aspect because he is of course criminally ineligible. He’s done like dinner as far as Canadian citizenship is conerned for a long long time. Some of us will likely be pushing up daisies before he gets his Canadian passport back.
Re: #14 — I disagree BTDT. Law is one thing — common sense is quite another.
I can no longer renounce my British citizenship (I was born there) than I can change the color of my skin. Having said that I am Canadian by an act of parliament and that is possible to change.
My view is Conrad Black is Canadian because of his country of birth and no law on earth can change that fact. It’s just the way things are.
“My view is Conrad Black is Canadian because of his country of birth and no law on earth can change that fact. It’s just the way things are.”
Yes, Jack you are correct. However the Canadian government (the law) did not take away Black’s citizenship, he voluntarily gave it up. The Canadian government views renouncing citizenship very seriously and clearly and methodically explains the possible consequences of doing so before they grant any such ‘request’. They do so more than once during the process as a matter of fact. Sort of like a computer program that asks more than once if you are sure you want to delete? But like the computer, they do eventually grant the person their wish and the certificate is the offical government confirmation of ‘citizenship deleted’. I think there is even a period of time after the issuing of the certificate that a person can change their mind. That’s just how seriously the Canadian government views people renouncing citizenship. They bend over backwards to make sure you know exactly what you are doing. You gotta be nuts to do it.
Re: #18 — “Yes, Jack you are correct. However the Canadian government (the law) did not take away Black’s citizenship, he voluntarily gave it up.”
That’s my point.
He can’t. He’s stuck with it but I’ll let lawyers argue that matter. It should be interesting.
I wonder whats going to happen to his British Citizenship and peerage?
I guess the lawyers can sort that out as well.
Hell, Jack, You’re (almost) as stubborn as me!!!! But you’ve got a long ways to go friend. LOL