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I'm not gonna bother quoting all 5 pages of that, read it if you want. What I WILL quote is the poll results, the interesting parts.
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AMERICA'S UNREQUITED LOVE
We think they’re the single greatest threat to global stability and give their president a score of 2.4 out of 10. The U.S., though, takes a more generous view of us. 68% (more than in any other country) think Canada is a leader in terms of human rights and global peace; they’re also more likely to say
Canada’s greatest asset is its people. We get the benefit of the doubt in other ways.
If you moved to Canada, would you expect to have a better quality of life? (% who agree)
United States 91%
Rest of world 85
Is the Northwest Passage a Canadian waterway? (% who agree)
United States 55%
Rest of world 31
Is Canada a partner in the military or peacekeeping operations currently taking place in: (% who agree)
Afghanistan:
United States 93%
Rest of world 23
IRAQ:
United States 51% (they’re wrong)
Rest of world 25
We think they’re the single greatest threat to global stability and give their president a score of 2.4 out of 10. The U.S., though, takes a more generous view of us. 68% (more than in any other country) think Canada is a leader in terms of human rights and global peace; they’re also more likely to say
Canada’s greatest asset is its people. We get the benefit of the doubt in other ways.
If you moved to Canada, would you expect to have a better quality of life? (% who agree)
United States 91%
Rest of world 85
Is the Northwest Passage a Canadian waterway? (% who agree)
United States 55%
Rest of world 31
Is Canada a partner in the military or peacekeeping operations currently taking place in: (% who agree)
Afghanistan:
United States 93%
Rest of world 23
IRAQ:
United States 51% (they’re wrong)
Rest of world 25
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WHO ADMIRES WHOM?
Percentage who said they greatly admire the following world leaders. Canada proved more critical than most.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Iran:
Canada 1%
China 18%
Turkey 16%
GEORGE W. BUSH - United States:
Canada 5%
U.S. 11%
Israel 32%
Pervez Musharraf - Pakistan:
Canada 1%
India 14%
Turkey 26%
ANGELA MERKEL - Germany:
Canada 12%
Italy 37%
Britain 7%
... AND WHO DOESN'T?
GORDON BROWN - Britain:
Canada 19%
U.S. 10%
Britain 34%
Hugo Chávez - Venezuela:
Canada 41%
U.S. 34%
Turkey 13%
Kim Jong Il - North Korea:
Canada 73%
U.S. 59%
China 23%
VLADIMIR PUTIN - Russia:
Canada 47%
U.S. 32%
Russia 11%
Percentage who said they greatly admire the following world leaders. Canada proved more critical than most.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Iran:
Canada 1%
China 18%
Turkey 16%
GEORGE W. BUSH - United States:
Canada 5%
U.S. 11%
Israel 32%
Pervez Musharraf - Pakistan:
Canada 1%
India 14%
Turkey 26%
ANGELA MERKEL - Germany:
Canada 12%
Italy 37%
Britain 7%
... AND WHO DOESN'T?
GORDON BROWN - Britain:
Canada 19%
U.S. 10%
Britain 34%
Hugo Chávez - Venezuela:
Canada 41%
U.S. 34%
Turkey 13%
Kim Jong Il - North Korea:
Canada 73%
U.S. 59%
China 23%
VLADIMIR PUTIN - Russia:
Canada 47%
U.S. 32%
Russia 11%
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... AND WHO DOESN'T?
GORDON BROWN - Britain:
Canada 19%
U.S. 10%
Britain 34%
Hugo Chávez - Venezuela:
Canada 41%
U.S. 34%
Turkey 13%
Kim Jong Il - North Korea:
Canada 73%
U.S. 59%
China 23%
VLADIMIR PUTIN - Russia:
Canada 47%
U.S. 32%
11%
Stephen Harper 59%
Angela Merkel 57%
Vladimir Putin 53%
Gordon Brown 50%
George W. Bush 38%
Kim Jong Il 38%
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 33%
GORDON BROWN - Britain:
Canada 19%
U.S. 10%
Britain 34%
Hugo Chávez - Venezuela:
Canada 41%
U.S. 34%
Turkey 13%
Kim Jong Il - North Korea:
Canada 73%
U.S. 59%
China 23%
VLADIMIR PUTIN - Russia:
Canada 47%
U.S. 32%
11%
Stephen Harper 59%
Angela Merkel 57%
Vladimir Putin 53%
Gordon Brown 50%
George W. Bush 38%
Kim Jong Il 38%
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 33%
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MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL
Who’s the best-ranked leader of them all? Mr. Popularity, it turns out, is Prime Minister Stephen Harper: 36% of Canadians said they don’t admire him at all, but 30% of Americans, 21% of Chinese, 25% of Indians, and almost as many Turks, admire him greatly. Perhaps Harper just benefits from Canada’s rosy glow abroad, but here’s how he stacked up against other leaders in overall rankings.
Who’s the best-ranked leader of them all? Mr. Popularity, it turns out, is Prime Minister Stephen Harper: 36% of Canadians said they don’t admire him at all, but 30% of Americans, 21% of Chinese, 25% of Indians, and almost as many Turks, admire him greatly. Perhaps Harper just benefits from Canada’s rosy glow abroad, but here’s how he stacked up against other leaders in overall rankings.
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WHO'S AFRAID OF WHOM?
Religious fundamentalism ranked high, though the al-Qaeda bogeyman drew relatively low numbers except in Russia and India. Only 15% of Americans named al-Qaeda the top threat, fewer than the 23% who chose the U.S. itself. Among countries, the U.S. was almost always the greatest threat. North Korea got less than 6% of votes in most places, and Russia less than 2%. Fewer than 10% anywhere chose Iran as the greatest threat—except in Israel (52%).
THE GREAT GREEN NORTH
Canada is an energy hog, ranking 28th out of 29 OECD countries on 25 key environmental indicators. But that’s not what our global neighbours think. Only the U.S. is skeptical of our environmental record, with 39% agreeing that Canada is one of the worst per capita emitters of greenhouse gases. (Another 43% think we’re leading the environmental charge.) With such a stellar image, who needs an environmental plan?
Canada is a leader in fighting climate change and cutting greenhouse gas emissions (% who agree):
Britain 52%
Russia 71%
India 82%
Italy 69%
United States 43%
FROM SEA TO GRIPING SEA
Canadian views on the state of the nation are on the gloomy side, but not uniformly so. Some parts of the country are even more pessimistic than others.
Religious fundamentalism ranked high, though the al-Qaeda bogeyman drew relatively low numbers except in Russia and India. Only 15% of Americans named al-Qaeda the top threat, fewer than the 23% who chose the U.S. itself. Among countries, the U.S. was almost always the greatest threat. North Korea got less than 6% of votes in most places, and Russia less than 2%. Fewer than 10% anywhere chose Iran as the greatest threat—except in Israel (52%).
THE GREAT GREEN NORTH
Canada is an energy hog, ranking 28th out of 29 OECD countries on 25 key environmental indicators. But that’s not what our global neighbours think. Only the U.S. is skeptical of our environmental record, with 39% agreeing that Canada is one of the worst per capita emitters of greenhouse gases. (Another 43% think we’re leading the environmental charge.) With such a stellar image, who needs an environmental plan?
Canada is a leader in fighting climate change and cutting greenhouse gas emissions (% who agree):
Britain 52%
Russia 71%
India 82%
Italy 69%
United States 43%
FROM SEA TO GRIPING SEA
Canadian views on the state of the nation are on the gloomy side, but not uniformly so. Some parts of the country are even more pessimistic than others.
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Corruption is a big problem (% who agree):
Manitoba/Saskatchewan 65%
Quebec 57%
Alberta 53%
B.C./Ontario/Atlantic provinces 42%
Canada has a justice system that treats everyone the same way (% who agree):
Manitoba/Saskatchewan 8%
Alberta/Ontario 14%
B.C./Quebec 22%
Atlantic provinces 25%
Canada is a responsible actor on the world stage (% who agree):
Manitoba/Saskatchewan 70%
B.C./Atlantic provinces/Ontario 61%
Alberta 57%
Quebec 46%
Manitoba/Saskatchewan 65%
Quebec 57%
Alberta 53%
B.C./Ontario/Atlantic provinces 42%
Canada has a justice system that treats everyone the same way (% who agree):
Manitoba/Saskatchewan 8%
Alberta/Ontario 14%
B.C./Quebec 22%
Atlantic provinces 25%
Canada is a responsible actor on the world stage (% who agree):
Manitoba/Saskatchewan 70%
B.C./Atlantic provinces/Ontario 61%
Alberta 57%
Quebec 46%
If this is too large of a post to read, just go to the 4th and 5th pages of the article; the poll results are listed there.
Good to know Russians like our leader more than we do.
Also good to know the UK knows jack !@#$ about its child. 
This post has been edited by Kenadian_2006: 24 November 2007 - 12:09 AM
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