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| Black gets no support from Canada | Black gets no support from Canada |
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| Canada says it will not give preferential treatment to convicted former newspaper tycoon Conrad Black. | Canada says it will not give preferential treatment to convicted former newspaper tycoon Conrad Black. |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government will not help restore Lord Black's citizenship or help him return to Canada from the US. | Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government will not help restore Lord Black's citizenship or help him return to Canada from the US. |
| Lord Black was convicted of mail fraud and obstruction of justice last week, but has said that he will appeal against the verdict. | |
| His bail hearing will be held in Chicago on Thursday. | His bail hearing will be held in Chicago on Thursday. |
| Lord Black gave up his Canadian citizenship several years ago in order to become a member of the British House of Lords. | Lord Black gave up his Canadian citizenship several years ago in order to become a member of the British House of Lords. |
| There had been speculation that Canadian authorities might help Conrad Black by asking for his extradition or allowing him to temporarily return to his country of birth. | There had been speculation that Canadian authorities might help Conrad Black by asking for his extradition or allowing him to temporarily return to his country of birth. |
| "No political interference" | "No political interference" |
| So the comments made by the Canadian prime minister will bring little cheer to Lord Black. | So the comments made by the Canadian prime minister will bring little cheer to Lord Black. |
| Conrad Black is awaiting bail decision in Chicago | Conrad Black is awaiting bail decision in Chicago |
| Stephen Harper said that there would be no political interference to help the former newspaper magnate and that he would essentially be treated like any other individual attempting to get his Canadian citizenship back, something that Lord Black has said repeatedly that he would like to do. | Stephen Harper said that there would be no political interference to help the former newspaper magnate and that he would essentially be treated like any other individual attempting to get his Canadian citizenship back, something that Lord Black has said repeatedly that he would like to do. |
| Regaining his citizenship would have increased the likelihood that he could serve some or all of any sentence he might be given in Canada. | Regaining his citizenship would have increased the likelihood that he could serve some or all of any sentence he might be given in Canada. |
| That would open the door to a greatly reduced amount of time in prison because Canadian parole rules are more lenient. | That would open the door to a greatly reduced amount of time in prison because Canadian parole rules are more lenient. |
| But now that he has a criminal record, some legal observers say that trying to regain his Canadian status will be increasingly difficult and time-consuming and that should he receive bail, he may even find it hard to return to Canada temporarily while awaiting his sentence. | But now that he has a criminal record, some legal observers say that trying to regain his Canadian status will be increasingly difficult and time-consuming and that should he receive bail, he may even find it hard to return to Canada temporarily while awaiting his sentence. |