Canada failed to crack the top 10 list of countries perceived to be the least corrupt, according to the results of a new international survey that suggests the "sponsorship scandal" has scarred our squeaky-clean image.
The inaugural Gallup Worldwide Corruption Index found that Canada ranked 15th, right behind Uruguay and Vietnam but just ahead of the Netherlands and Belgium.
Canadians gave themselves high marks on everything from the economy to health to law and order, but a failing grade on the nation's leadership, which gauges a population's confidence and satisfaction with social institutions.
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