(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in 27 nations express satisfaction with two countries, according to a poll by the Program on International Policy Attitudes. 54 per cent of respondents think Canada and Japan have a positive influence in the world.

The European Union (EU) is second with 53 per cent, followed by France with 50 per cent, Britain with 45 per cent, China with 42 per cent, and India with 37 per cent. More than 50 per cent of respondents believe the United States, Iran and Israel have a negative influence in the world.

Canadians renewed the House of Commons in January 2006. The Conservative party—led by Stephen Harper—received 36.3 per cent of the vote, and secured 124 seats in the 308-member lower house. Harper leads a minority administration after more than 12 years of government by the Liberal party.

In September 2006, Shinzo Abe became the new leader of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Japan's 90th prime minister. Abe vowed to "make Japan into a country full of vitality, opportunities and kindness."

On Jan. 31, former Canadian prime minister Joe Clark discussed his country's current standing in global affairs, saying, "The connection between the Harper government and the White House is obviously close. Taken alone that could be an advantage to Canada."

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