The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that Canada tops the list of the most attractive countries for investing in infrastructure for the first time in a survey of major global investors, suggesting Ottawa's push to boost the country's profile is attracting attention. The Globe's James Bradshaw writes that Canada ranks ahead of the United States, Mexico, Germany and several European and Nordic countries in the latest semi-annual survey by the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA). The country's outlook "improved materially," according to the survey results, signalling that investors are responding well to the federal government's plan to launch major projects that can improve Canada's economic growth and productivity over time. The U.S. slipped to third place in the ranking, behind second-place Germany, thanks to rising concerns over its war in Iran, an uptick in inflation in March and uncertainty over the outcome of midterm elections later this year. The survey showed improved outlooks for Britain and most European countries. The GIIA survey had 28 respondents that included major Canadian pension funds, Brookfield Asset Management, JPMorgan, CBRE Group and Macquarie Asset Management.