Conrad Black: Canada has come a long way

[crazy canuck]

I thought he was Canada's greatest export?


In the sense that Canadians were greatly pleased when he left.

He "left" a long time ago when he accepted the title of "Lord" in England.  The government of the day showed a bit of a mean streak by not allowing him to retain his Canadian citizenship (something which would normally be considered uncontraversial).  This became an issue in his attempt to return to this country.

He is a man that many love to hate.  But he is also a man who gets a lot of attention.

[Jacob]

He is a man that many love to hate.  But he is also a man who gets a lot of attention.

Is he still relevant these days?

[crazy canuck]

He is a man that many love to hate.  But he is also a man who gets a lot of attention.

Is he still relevant these days?

He has a dedicated thread on languish.

[garbon]

He is a man that many love to hate.  But he is also a man who gets a lot of attention.

Is he still relevant these days?

He has a dedicated thread on languish.

Not that many posts though.

[crazy canuck]

He is a man that many love to hate.  But he is also a man who gets a lot of attention.

Is he still relevant these days?

He has a dedicated thread on languish.

Not that many posts though.

You read it.

[garbon]

He is a man that many love to hate.  But he is also a man who gets a lot of attention.

Is he still relevant these days?

He has a dedicated thread on languish.

Not that many posts though.

You read it.

I also read and created the thread about the Texas actress mailing ricin letters (30 posts as of now). Not sure I'd call her relevant in the way that Jake is suggesting.

[Jacob]

He has a dedicated thread on languish.

I meant, does he still have significant media holdings, is he politically active, or does he have a position of direct influence somewhere? Or is he relying primarily on name recognition?

I never got into the Conrad Black hate back in the day, I'm just wondering what he's up to these days - beyond writing the occasional article.

[crazy canuck]

He has a dedicated thread on languish.

I meant, does he still have significant media holdings, is he politically active, or does he have a position of direct influence somewhere? Or is he relying primarily on name recognition?

I never got into the Conrad Black hate back in the day, I'm just wondering what he's up to these days - beyond writing the occasional article.

He is now an author and he writes opinion pieces from time to time.  Such as this one.

I dont think he has any media holdings but I am not sure about what he may have acquired since his legal troubles ended.

[Jacob]

He did a biography on Napoleon or some such, if I recall correctly?

Have you read any of his stuff? Is it any good?

[crazy canuck]

I havent read any of his books.

[Barrister]

He did a biography on Napoleon or some such, if I recall correctly?

Have you read any of his stuff? Is it any good?

I don't know about Napoleon, but he did write a huge tome on FDR.  It was well received, but I did not read it.

I don't think he has any media holdings.  I find his opinion pieces interesting, though I don't always agree with his conclusions.

[Jacob]

Apparently he wrote a rehabilatory biography of Nixon, which should endear him to Neil.

Did this TV show ever materialize? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/9835903/Conrad-Black-to-host-talkshow-on-Canadian-TV.html