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on November 10, 2014 in World News

Conrad Black meant to renounce Canadian citizenship ‘temporarily’

Conrad Black meant to renounce Canadian citizenship ‘temporarily’ Former media baron Conrad Black says that when he renounced his Canadian citizenship to sit in the British House of Lords he was only doing so “temporarily,” and meant to re-apply until he was sidetracked by his legal troubles south of the border. Black said Monday he was not turning his back on Canada itself when he gave up his citizenship in 2001 to become Lord Black of Crossharbour. Then-prime minister Jean Chretien had enforced an old law that said a Canadian citizen cannot become a British lord while retaining Canadian citizenship…. View Article

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