After the serious inflation problems of the 1970s and early 1980s, Canada and Italy are now enjoying the benefits of a low-inflation environment. And we both trade a great deal with a large partner - in our case, with the United States, in your case, with the rest of the euro zone.
We in Canada and you in Italy have recently taken steps to overhaul our tax systems, and we both face the challenges of an aging population. Given our similarities, there is clearly much we can take from each other.