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Name: Lynda Kelly on Jun 24, 2011Comments: Why is he being given special consideration?Flag
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Name: M Sandra DeCoste on Jun 25, 2011Comments:Flag
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Name: Dr. John Irwin on Jun 25, 2011Comments: Given that Steve Fonyo was stripped of his Order of Canada for what were serious criminal offences and Mr. Conrad Black has been convicted of both fraud and obstruction of justice in the United States, both serious criminal offences, means that in all fairness Mr. Black should be removed from the Order of Canada and expelled from the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. The Queen's Privy Council for Canada lists distinguished people as the membership that Mr. Black was appointed under. Convicted criminals should not be considered distinguished, this makes both the Privy Council and the Order of Canada a mockery.Flag
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Name: Bill Martin on Jun 26, 2011Comments: This situation is completely wrong & inappropriate. Black's Order of Canada should be revoked immediately and he should be expelled from the Privy Council.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Jun 29, 2011Comments:Flag
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Name: Michael Gregg on Jun 30, 2011Comments:Flag
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Name: Nick Forte on Jul 11, 2011Comments:Flag
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Name: Nick Forte on Jul 11, 2011Comments:Flag
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Name: Neda Dzoja on Jul 20, 2011Comments: Convicted criminal , not Canadian citizen by his own choice, let him go to his lordship empire as he shoceFlag
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Name: Neda Dzoja on Jul 20, 2011Comments: will not pay to participate, nedaFlag
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Name: Anonymous on Sep 14, 2011Comments:Flag
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Name: Donna Driver on Sep 15, 2011Comments: I believe that Conrad Black is a disgrace to Canada and deserves to have the Order of Canada revoked.Flag
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Name: Lynda Van Leeuwen on Sep 15, 2011Comments: Any criminal conviction requires a revocation of the honour of Order of Canada.Flag
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Name: Lorna Jamroziak on Sep 17, 2011Comments: I am Hoping that he is no longer a Canadian citizen So he is not able to come BA kFlag
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Name: Anonymous on Sep 17, 2011Comments:Flag
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Name: David Bashow on Sep 17, 2011Comments:Flag
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Name: David P. Reynolds on Sep 19, 2011Comments:Flag
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Name: Eric Ball on Sep 20, 2011Comments:Flag
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Name: David F Jones on Nov 26, 2011Comments:Flag
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Name: William B. Magyar on Jan 13, 2012Comments: In addition, and because he is a convicted felon residing in a USA prison, Mr. Black should not be allowed to return to Canada after being released from prison.Flag
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Name: Karen McCrindle on Jan 17, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: James Trautman on Feb 26, 2012Comments: Conrad Black is a convicted felon and not even a Canadian citizen. Others have lost their Order of Canada for less. What is the holdup or is the fix in. As I understand it he is due to receive a Visa to return to Canada. This from a man who Willing gave up his Canadian citizenship. Interesting when you have friends in high places what a difference it makes. He used to mock the Canadian health system and is now due to return due to his wife's health situation. They have British citizenship and should return there, but I don't hold my breath for that to happen.Flag
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Name: Ian Henderson on Mar 1, 2012Comments: Is a convicted felon someone we want as a role model for our children just because he has bought and paid for "people who make decisions"Flag
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Name: Joseph Totaro on Mar 1, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Joe Rinaldi on Mar 1, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 1, 2012Comments: It is disgusting that the order had not addressed this swiftly as it did with Ahenakew... is there a bias?? It certainly seem there is bias and a disgusting double standard in the order of Canada, which makes it all a bit of a hypocracy.Flag
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Name: Don Osler on Mar 1, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 1, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Bruce Dewar on Mar 1, 2012Comments: I thought we were getting tough on crime, if so then that must apply to your rich friends also. "And if the advisory council fails to follow its own rules and act, then Black, who insists he’s a man of honour, should do the honourable thing and return his Order of Canada — just as he said he would"Flag
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Name: Michael Ishoj on Mar 1, 2012Comments: Conrad Black: Are powerful friends saving his Order of Canada? Is there one rule for poor aboriginal Canadians, marginalized Sikh Canadians and working-class Irish Canadians, but another for upper-class white Anglo-Saxon criminals from a rich neighbourhood in Toronto? That’s the question some Canadians are asking in the wake of the refusal — yet again — of the advisory council in charge of the Order of Canada to strip convicted ex-media baron Conrad Black of the country’s highest civilian honour. It’s a critical question, especially in light of the fact that Black is set to be released from a Florida prison in early May after completing his U.S. sentence on fraud charges. Indeed, several members of the Order of Canada are so angry that Black still holds his award that they are considering giving up their own honours in protest. Black should have lost his award long ago, says one member with deep knowledge of how the order is awarded and — in rare cases — how it is revoked. Allowing him to keep his order “devalues†the order itself, she added. Last September, a spokeswoman for the 11-person council told reporters that the issue had been brought to the attention of the council and it would make a recommendation to Governor General David Johnston. Six months later, nothing has happened. Why not? Is it because Black has lots of friends in high places? Although the controversy over Black’s award has largely disappeared from the headlines, it still resonates with many Canadians. Online petitions still call for action against Black. And readers still demand answers. “It’s shocking, scandalous that he still retains the award,†Jim Trautman, a former police officer who lives near Guelph, said this week in a phone call. Regrettably, secrecy and silence surround the Black case. “As in our last exchange, our office does not have any more information to provide at this time,†Marie-Pierre Belanger, media relations officer at the Governor General’s office, said this week in an email. Only two members responded to questions sent directly to most of the advisory council about Black. “Please note that all requests for information regarding the Order of Canada should be made to the office of the Governor General,†was the reply on behalf of Beverley McLachlin, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. “Dear Sir, I have no comments to offer you on this matter,†said Yolande Grisé, president of the Royal Society of Canada, in a blunt email. Black meets every condition set out in the council’s formal, written policies for “termination,†namely being convicted of a criminal offence and having his conduct undermine the credibility and relevance of the order. Only four people have ever been stripped of the order. All met the same criteria as Black does now. Saskatchewan aboriginal leader David Ahenakew was expelled after being convicted on hate crime charges. His conviction was later overturned, but his Order of Canada was never restored. T. Sher Singh, an Indo-Canadian lawyer in Guelph, lost his order after being disbarred for mismanaging his clients’ money. Steve Fonyo, the one-legged cross-Canada runner, was kicked out of the order after a series of criminal convictions. Disgraced NHL agent Alan Eagleson had his order taken away when he was convicted of fraud. What’s the only difference between these four men and Black? Nothing, except money and friends with power. For example, the National Post owners let Black write a weekly column, which he does from inside his prison walls, and former prime minister Brian Mulroney reportedly visited Black in prison several weeks ago. The advisory council meets only twice a year. The next meeting is set for early June. At that meeting, the 11 members should seriously consider Black’s own words on the order. “I strongly agree with the Toronto Star editorial page that if I had actually committed crimes, I should be expelled from the Order of Canada,†Black wrote last September in the Post. “But in that case, I would have either spared the Order that formality and withdrawn, or underlined the point and awaited expulsion uncomplainingly.†Of course, Black, like most convicts, insists he isn’t a criminal. American courts, however, have ruled otherwise. His legal appeals are over; his prison term will end in several weeks. There’s no excuse to delay a decision any longer. And if the advisory council fails to follow its own rules and act, then Black, who insists he’s a man of honour, should do the honourable thing and return his Order of Canada — just as he said he would.Flag
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Name: Tony Gledhill on Mar 1, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Brenda Perry on Mar 1, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Jerry on Mar 2, 2012Comments: Allowing Mr. Black to keep the Order of Canada signals to Canadians an unequal application of the law by the Conservative government. It means that if you are a rich Tory, the government will take your party affiliation into consideration. The preferential treatment criminal Conrad has been receiving from the government encourages criminal acts. That Mr. Black has not been told to return the Order of Canada dishonors the award and the worthy Canadians who have received that recognition.Flag
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Name: John L Harvey on Mar 4, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Buy Cheap OEM Software on Mar 7, 2012Comments: BZzovs Muchos Gracias for your article.Really thank you! Really Great.Flag
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Name: Dana Sixty on Apr 18, 2012Comments: If other criminals have been stripped of this medal, so should this man. He is a pompous disgrace to Canada.Flag
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Name: Kevin Miles on Apr 18, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Ray Worley on May 1, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Ray Coppola on May 2, 2012Comments: Convicted felons do not deserve the Order of Canada distinction, nor do they deserve to return to Canada after their imprisonment when they turned their back on Canada by renouncing their citizenship. The Harper regime is foolish for admitting Conrad Black back into Canada.Flag
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Name: Brenda Thompson on May 2, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Karen L Nickle on May 2, 2012Comments: Black is a convicted criminal who willingly renounced his Canadian citizenship, he should return to England, where he belongs.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on May 2, 2012Comments: Something as seriously as citizenship should never be taken lightly. Mr. Black had every privilege and not only renounced them but disparaged Canada. He does not deserve the Order of Canada and it should be stripped from him.Flag
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Name: Mary Stein on May 2, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: William Campbell on May 2, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Rafail Veli, Esq on May 3, 2012Comments: I would be delighted if this criminal's OC was rescinded. He has no moral character or integrity whatsoever.Flag
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Name: William Fraser on May 4, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Myla Warner on May 4, 2012Comments: The fact alone that it's Conrad Black's name tagged to this Order of Canada and that he somehow feels he's 'so above the law' is reason enough to revoke his Order of Canada...his arrogance needs a wake up call; a thief is a thief regardless.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on May 4, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Marnie Froberg on May 4, 2012Comments:Flag
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Name: Lynette Monteiro on May 4, 2012Comments: i fully support this petition.Flag