Buckdog

Conrad Black is serving a 6 1/2-year sentence in a Florida prison after being convicted last year on three counts of fraud and one of obstruction of justice.

His conviction has now been confirmed on appeal. Yesterday, a three-judge panel rejected Black's argument that he and other convicted executives were entitled to so-called non-compete fees.

The Chancellery of Honours has a policy that considers terminating appointments to the Order of Canada if that person "has been convicted of a criminal offence."

There is no other way of looking at this matter. Conrad Black simply must be stripped of his Order of Canada as soon as possible!!

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