Hey Yanks and Leftards!
Next time you wanna diss Canada remember this. Transparency International has just released it's 2009 report ranking countries by the degree of corruption in their governing bodies, and once again Canada is least corrupt in the Americas.
Canada shares 8th place with Australia and Iceland, but is bested by New Zealand (1st place), Denmark (2nd), Singapore and Sweden (3rd), Switzerland, Finland and The Netherlands at 5th, 6th and 7th respectively. Canada's rank is one place better than it was last year but still one place below where it ranked in 1995, the first year the index was compiled. The UK holds 17th spot and the US is 18th.
There are two Arab countries (surprise, surprise) in the top 30 - Qatar and United Arab Emirates, ahead of Israel even!! And there are some European countries that fair pretty badly.
Rock bottom are Iraq (176 for shame), Sudan (176), Myanmar (178), Afghanistan (179) and Somalia (180).
Anywho, let's do better next year, Canada!! As soon as Obama finds out, he'll be apologizing left and, well, left and trying to do better. We can't let them Yanks out do us!
Canada shares 8th place with Australia and Iceland, but is bested by New Zealand (1st place), Denmark (2nd), Singapore and Sweden (3rd), Switzerland, Finland and The Netherlands at 5th, 6th and 7th respectively. Canada's rank is one place better than it was last year but still one place below where it ranked in 1995, the first year the index was compiled. The UK holds 17th spot and the US is 18th.
There are two Arab countries (surprise, surprise) in the top 30 - Qatar and United Arab Emirates, ahead of Israel even!! And there are some European countries that fair pretty badly.
Rock bottom are Iraq (176 for shame), Sudan (176), Myanmar (178), Afghanistan (179) and Somalia (180).
Anywho, let's do better next year, Canada!! As soon as Obama finds out, he'll be apologizing left and, well, left and trying to do better. We can't let them Yanks out do us!
posted by Louise at 6:56 am
3 Comments:
Qatar and United Arab Emirates don't surprise me, they all are too well oiled ;-)
Israel in top thirty? Now that's a surprise.
It's even better. Israel is 32nd. Better luck next year.
Ain`t no way a country with a pres from anywhere near Chicago is going to be less corrupt than anyplace not Islamic. If the states ranked 18 in this one we should demand a recount.
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