No one has staked a greater dependence on the United Nations for their reputation than Canada. With the latest scandals at the U.N. Kofi Annan has several proposals for change (the CBC uses the words "revamp" and "makeover" but not "reform," at least in this article.)

That the U.N. should be reformed (excuse me, revamped) by the very man whose family was implicated in one of the many scandals doesn't seem to bother the CBC. To their credit, however, they do link to Annan's report with the lofty proposals for everything from eliminating fear to supporting democracy. (For an organization that for years supported the PLO and Yassir Arafat, their proposals on curbing terrorism and organized crime should be taken with Pepto Bismo.)

Newest scandal seems to be, soo prize, soo prize, another European-based agency.

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