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And a Lord to boot.
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And a Lord to boot.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry. -
He's an immense douchebag.
He's renounced his Canadian citizenship, and we could not be happier. He's since tried to get it back -- unsuccessfully."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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nearly destroyed a great newspaper franchise hereAny views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..
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Would Britannia please keep him? Officially, he has a temporary residency permit for Canada. Hopefully it will expire soon.There's nothing wrong with the dream, my friend, the problem lies with the dreamer.Comment
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he is a citizen of the world...when soberAny views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..
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It's good for a year.Originally posted by Uncle Sparky View Post
The Conservatives will renew it. Black is a hero to that type."I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
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He sounds like Donald Sutherland.John Brown did nothing wrong.Comment
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In fairness, Adam Boulton is a jackass.The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil FinlandComment
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In fairness, he has points even if he is pompous while making them.(\__/)
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Given as it was Chretien who stripped it from him in the first place for political reasons, he should be restored.The Conservatives will renew it. Black is a hero to that type.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Chretien didn't strip him of it. He renounced it because Chretien said a Canadian citizen can't be a Lord.Originally posted by Ben Kenobi View Post"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Not that I'm in favor of royalty or any of that **** but why can't a Canadian be a lord? Isn't Canada part of the commonwealth?Comment
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Because the Prime Minister said so, and Conrad Black is a felon and *******.
A Lord can sit in the House of Lords. It really doesn't make sense.
Can you have a dual citizen US Senator?"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Originally posted by regexcellent View Post
It's a prohibition on holding foreign honours. It's a long-standing policy, and not a political whim as Asher seems to suggest. However, it does seem to be selectively adhered to.
I imagine the resoning is divided loyalties and such. wiki says "inconsistent with democratic values."
It came about during the gradual process of Canada gaining national sovereignty.(\__/)
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It was a political whim with a shady reason. That's why it went to the Supreme Court, who basically said the Prime Minister has the power to have such whims."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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