| | '''Conrad Moffat Black ''' (born 25 August, 1944 in Montreal, Canada) is a former newspaper magnate that runs over 400 newspaper titles in North America through his Ravelston Corporation and Hollinger Inc., most of which were sold to [[Israel Asper]]'s CanWest Global Communications Corp. in the late 1990s, include conservative-leaning newspapers such as the [[National Post]], Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, and Vancouver Sun. Conrad Black holds a bachelor of arts in history from Carleton University, a law degree from Laval University, and a master's degree in history from McGill University. | | '''Conrad Moffat Black ''' (born 25 August, 1944 in Montreal, Canada) is a former newspaper magnate that runs over 400 newspaper titles in North America through his Ravelston Corporation and Hollinger Inc., most of which were sold to [[Israel Asper]]'s CanWest Global Communications Corp. in the late 1990s, include conservative-leaning newspapers such as the [[National Post]], Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, and Vancouver Sun. Conrad Black holds a bachelor of arts in history from Carleton University, a law degree from Laval University, and a master's degree in history from McGill University. |
| − | in 2001, he renounced his Canadian citizenship in 2001 in order to become a life peer in the British House of Lords. Conrad Black is currently on trial in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] facing charges of fraud, tax evasion, racketeering, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
| + | Black renounced his Canadian citizenship in 2001 in order to become a life peer in the British House of Lords. Conrad Black is currently on trial in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] facing charges of fraud, tax evasion, racketeering, money laundering and obstruction of justice. |