World wide corruption

[furrowtickler]

Russia of course at the higher end , Ukraine not far up the list from them .

Sad world we live in when seen this way

[foragefarmer]

And for all the complaining on Agriville regarding Canada as being so corrupt and comparing it to a 3rd world country, Canada came in as the 14 least corrupt country in the world.

I personally would have like to see Canada being even less corrupt and higher on the list, but it doesn't come close to being a banana republic so many no here make it out to be.

Furrow, what point were you trying to get across when mentioning Ukraine being somewhat less corrupt than Putin's Russia?

[shtferbrains]

From the article that goes with the map;

"the last eight years, only 22 countries recorded a significant improvement in their scores while 21 experienced a significant decrease. Greece, Guyana and Estonia were among the nations making notable progress during that period while Canada, Nicaragua and Australia all experienced a significant deterioration."

My fear is that it is inevitable that we continue to move that way.
All the large profitable companies are moving to more corrupt areas because it is impossible to get anything done here and new regulation saps productivity and profit.

It takes 2 yrs to get a passport in Canada.
In some corrupt countries you get one immediately if you make a "convenience payment".

[chuckChuck]

Canada is in the top tier of the corruption index just behind Australia and ahead of the UK and the US.

So much for the idea that "everything is broken".

And it takes two years to get a passport? Huh. My daughter got hers renewed by mail within about 4 months during a period of unprecedented travel demand this past summer.

Of course there are travellers who book their trips and then realize their passport is about to expire or they need a passport within a couple of weeks? Whose fault is that?

[shtferbrains]

The map is there for reference.

Check the countries where Mr Trudeau has been traveling passing out huge sums of taxpayers money.

The map indicates where we have been.
What direction are we going?
Up or down?

[shtferbrains]

Just for interest Chuck, can you list the countries that were at the top of the CWB customer list?

[chuckChuck]

The map is there for reference.

Check the countries where Mr Trudeau has been traveling passing out huge sums of taxpayers money.

The map indicates where we have been.
What direction are we going?
Up or down?

Up or down in the top tier of low corruption countries is not that significant.

The US on the other hand has a worse record and also has a group of citizens who don't believe in the democratic process.

Regardless of corruption development aid and famine aid often goes to NGOs that work on the ground.

[chuckChuck]

Just for interest Chuck, can you list the countries that were at the top of the CWB customer list?

So current private and public grain companies never sell grain to a country that has a high level corruption?
LOL

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Any attempt to lump all of Canada into a single index of corruption is meaningless. As anyone who has done business across this country can tell you, Quebec corruption at all levels, and underground economy is off the charts compared with the rest of the country.
While Quebec is closer to Turkmenistan, the rest of the country outside of the reserves is closer to Denmark.

[rumrocks]

In the past, corruption was usually exposed by inquisitive journalists, now the media is either bought off [Canada] or journalists have bad luck when leaving high rise buildings [Russia], either way the government gets their silence.

[shtferbrains]

So current private and public grain companies never sell grain to a country that has a high level corruption?
LOL

Absolutely Chuck.

They are the easiest places to do a deal.
Just have to establish the terms and who gets what.

How did the CWB manage that?
Who got what?

[jazz]

Does it measure govt corruption because Canada would be well in the middle of the pack then, probably on par with plucky ol Ukraine. Two coke head leaders.

Even Billy Gates said Ukraine is the most corrupt country in the northern hemisphere and thats saying something.

[Taiga]

Gee, reading the apologists here you would think 14th is now the same as #1.

[jazz]

Gee, reading the apologists here you would think 14th is now the same as #1.

Chuck thinks along the same lines as our health care system. 70% is good enough.

Fact is Canada has been falling in the index. We used to be in the top 10.

Seems trying to keep a single province happy all the time and power centered in the T-O-M corridor breeds a lot of corruption along the way.

[chuckChuck]

Does it measure govt corruption because Canada would be well in the middle of the pack then, probably on par with plucky ol Ukraine. Two coke head leaders.

Even Billy Gates said Ukraine is the most corrupt country in the northern hemisphere and thats saying something.

Yes and Trump as President was doing business with one of the most corrupt countries in the list and was very friendly with dictator and now war criminal Putin. He believes everything Vlad says you know! LOL

But you seem quiet about that!

The hypocrisy and irony runs deep amongst the usual suspects.