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MONTREAL — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will preach the benefits of austerity to world leaders when they gather in Mexico next week, arguing that tight budgets and healthy economic growth are both possible.

In a speech on Monday, Mr. Harper came down firmly on the side of Germany, which has emphasized the need for fiscal discipline as opposed to economic stimulus measures.

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But as he seeks to gain influence ahead of the June 18-19 summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging nations, he framed the austerity-versus-growth debate as a “false choice”.“This will be Canada’s message at the G20 summit: economic growth and fiscal discipline are not mutually exclusive; they go hand in hand,” Mr. Harper said in the prepared text of his speech to a business audience in Montreal.

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There is a growing push in the eurozone, led by newly elected French President Francois Hollande, to do more to stimulate growth and not just focus on reducing deficits. Mr. Harper met with Mr. Hollande in Paris last week.