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As one of the world’s most successful small and open economies, Canada should make the case for the free trade of goods, services and capital — even within the country, argues Brett House.

Done well, the initiative could leverage Canada’s strengths in finance, natural resources, infrastructure construction and engineering.

The recently announced $300 million initiative could be the beginning of a new era in Canada’s contributions to boosting prosperity and reducing poverty in poor countries.

The decision to create a “development finance initiative” is one of the most overdue and most innovative elements of the government’s economic action plan.

Making poverty history by 2030 will require massive increases in private investment, not just public aid, argues Brett House.

New templates for sovereign debt contracts mean that small groups of creditors can no longer hold governments hostage over repayment. By Brett House.

Linking debt payments to economic growth would be better for Greece and better for Europe. By Brett House.

Brett House on why Canada needs to add development finance institutions to its aid toolbox.

Brett House on the IMF’s new proposals for dealing with a sovereign debt crisis.

Both countries benefit from the multilateral system. They can work together to strengthen it, argue Brett House and Kevin English.