The National Post, Oct, 8, 2003 A-7, reported that Canada has slipped from seventh most honest and transparent to eleventh position. This was the ranking that Transparency Internation, which tracks global corruption, gave to us. The abrupt drop caused TI to call Canada one of "the noteworthy examples of worsening". We got lumped into this notorious category with Zimbabwe, Belarus, and Israel. Finland was the least corrupt; while Bangladesh was ranked worst. The main reason given by the branch assigned to the Canadian file was government and big business malfeasence. It is good to see the outside world alerted to what we Canadians see daily. If the Liberals continue their corrupt ways, the international business might consider dealing with more ethical, honest governments.
