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Is Conrad Black headed back to Toronto?

Former media baron reportedly facing eviction in Palm Beach

by macleans.ca on Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:07am - 0 Comments

Conrad Black is out of prison and back in the rented Palm Beach estate where his wife Barbara Amiel was waiting. And if all goes according to plan, the former media baron could be back in his native Canada sooner than later. Black is currently confined to the continental United States under bail conditions set by federal district court Judge Amy St. Eve. But Black’s lawyers are expected to use a hearing scheduled for Friday to argue their client should be allowed to return to Canada. Sources tell the Financial Post Black’s financial situation is dire and he is facing eviction from his Palm Beach mansion. Prosecutors have so far objected to his request to return to Toronto, but it’s believed his diminished financial state could be used to convince the court he is not a flight risk.

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  • Philanthropist

    Conrad Black for head of the CBC! He has an excellent record in successful media, Canadians would be lucky to keep him in Canada, and the Court would be satisfied that he is tied down to a regular job while on bail – that's win, win, win all around.

  • wafer

    Diminished financial state, give me a break. All of a sudden Canada is where he wants to be, after tossing his citizenship, give me another break. I hope we deny him entry.

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/DerekPearce DerekPearce

      I'm curious as to whether we can do that or not– if he's technically renounced his citizenship, is it possible?

  • Esteban

    I will never stop being disgusted and totally put off by my fellow Canadians who take evident delight in watching the ruining of Conrad Black for reasons such as, "he's arrogant" and "haughty" and "thinks he's better than us." First, those are not crimes (try being upset that Karla Homolka walks among us.) Second, in a society where no one is allowed to be better than anyone else and mediocrity is encouraged, I'm glad Conrad Black exists to remind some of us what an educated and intelligent person sounds like. Unless you like Scott Baird or Suk Yin Lee.

  • Christina Archer

    Conrad Black has seen it from both sides now. I'm glad that this did not turn his heart off. Perhaps now he realizes what a good country this is. Hopefully he'll be allowed to come home.

  • Claire Schmidt

    He is not a canadian citizen and we do not allow criminals in this country. Check this out with the immigration department…

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Open_Democracy Open_Democracy

    Canada has a better social safety net than what exists in the United States. Maybe that's why he wants to come back to his "home country". We're socialists, after all; you know, share and share alike.

    http://viableopposition.blogspot.com/

  • Virgo Chinstrap

    Conman Bleak, shoul rot in hell, like all thieves.

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