FINANCE AND INTEREST EXPENSE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Finance and Interest Expense [Abstract]

FINANCE EXPENSE [Text Block]

20. FINANCE AND INTEREST EXPENSE

The amount of each significant category of finance and interest expense recognized, are as follows:

Year ended December 31,		2022			2021
Interest expense on long term debt	$	11,389,415		$	3,612,929
Interest expense for Corporate Credit Facility		1,736,868			-
Interest on asset back preferred		658,047			1,857,351
Interest on promissory notes		-			300,685
Interest rate derivative loss (gain)		(623,579	)		(43,421	)
Interest income		(14,966	)		-
Bank fees and other		282,548			-
Total finance and interest expense	$	13,428,333		$	5,727,544