[caissy]

It's funny to see Canada being 9th place. In Québec, we currently have a public inquiry regarding the corruption and collusion in the field of construction. Last month, the mayor of Montreal stepped down on reference of keeping a percentage for his party of all contracts given by the city for the past ten years. This particular public inquiry was decided after almost 4 years of denial from the previous government in place. Right now, it seems to be directly linking the Mafia, more specifically the Rizutto family.

[nekojima]

At least in Canada cases of corruption and collusion can be publicly aired, criminal cases launched, and the most corrupt/dishonest politicians removed. There are at least two countries in the top 15 I know from first-hand experience where this is not occurring. There is direct interference and collusion on a huge scale in the economy by politicians, their families, and friends. Transparency International does not generally include this in their assessment, unless their are other market distorting factors, such as outright bribery or use of the judiciary for economic reasons, not just political.