Canada is siding with Washington as U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner pushes a reluctant G20 to strike a deal this weekend to narrow the financial gap between nations with big surpluses and those who are deep in debt.

The large scale current account surpluses - particularly China's - are at the heart of U.S. concern over exchange rates and general concern that the world economy may turn to protectionist trade policies.

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