A few years old, but nice, nonetheless.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2002/04/21/do2106.xml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2002/04/21/do2106.xml
Nice words about Canada
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peteeey said:
Good article. Maybe this can be added to the "what has Canada done" thread.
Maybe some of our American friends who question Canada's significance should take a couple of minutes to read this.
I realize some may take a bit longer than a couple of minutes.
I think that's the proper modifier "some" Because many do give credit where credit is due.lookingforitallthetime said:
A reason to love Hope and Glory it isn't U.S. Soldiers who are "overpaid, overfed, oversexed and over here."
My Canada Rocks!
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Canada tops popularity poll
By AP
LONDON -- Canada and Japan lead the world when it comes to international image - with Israel, Iran and the United States in the basement of world opinion, according to a poll released today.
The survey for the British Broadcasting Corp.'s World Service asked more than 28,000 people to rate 12 countries - Britain, Canada, China, France, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, North Korea, Russia, the United States and Venezuela - as having a positive or negative influence on the world.
Israel was viewed negatively by 56% of respondents and positively by 17%; for Iran, the figures were 54% and 18%. The United States had the third-highest negative ranking, with 51% citing it as a bad influence and 30% as a good one. Next was North Korea, which was viewed negatively by 48% and positively by 19%.
Canada had the most positive rating in the survey of 28,389 people in 27 countries, with 54% viewing it positively and 14% negatively. It was followed by Japan and France.
Respondents were also asked their views of the 25-member European Union; 53% saw it as positive and 19% as negative.
Britain, China and India were viewed more positively than negatively, while Russia had more negative than positive responses. Opinion on Venezuela was evenly split.
"It appears that people around the world tend to look negatively on countries whose profile is marked by the pursuit of military power," said Steven Kull, director of the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes, which conducted the research along with pollster GlobeScan.
"Countries that relate to the world primarily through soft power, like France and Japan and the EU in general, tend to be viewed positively," he added.
Pollsters questioned about 1,000 people each in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States between Nov. 3 and Jan. 16.
The margin of error in each country ranged between plus or minus 3.1 percentage points and plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/World/2007/03/06/pf-3703302.html
Here is the latest survey on Canada. Most popular Country. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee...peteeey said:
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Canada tops popularity poll
By AP
LONDON -- Canada and Japan lead the world when it comes to international image - with Israel, Iran and the United States in the basement of world opinion, according to a poll released today.
The survey for the British Broadcasting Corp.'s World Service asked more than 28,000 people to rate 12 countries - Britain, Canada, China, France, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, North Korea, Russia, the United States and Venezuela - as having a positive or negative influence on the world.
Israel was viewed negatively by 56% of respondents and positively by 17%; for Iran, the figures were 54% and 18%. The United States had the third-highest negative ranking, with 51% citing it as a bad influence and 30% as a good one. Next was North Korea, which was viewed negatively by 48% and positively by 19%.
Canada had the most positive rating in the survey of 28,389 people in 27 countries, with 54% viewing it positively and 14% negatively. It was followed by Japan and France.
Respondents were also asked their views of the 25-member European Union; 53% saw it as positive and 19% as negative.
Britain, China and India were viewed more positively than negatively, while Russia had more negative than positive responses. Opinion on Venezuela was evenly split.
"It appears that people around the world tend to look negatively on countries whose profile is marked by the pursuit of military power," said Steven Kull, director of the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes, which conducted the research along with pollster GlobeScan.
"Countries that relate to the world primarily through soft power, like France and Japan and the EU in general, tend to be viewed positively," he added.
Pollsters questioned about 1,000 people each in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States between Nov. 3 and Jan. 16.
The margin of error in each country ranged between plus or minus 3.1 percentage points and plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/World/2007/03/06/pf-3703302.html
