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Share Capital
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Share Capital [Abstract]  
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
7. Share Capital
The Company’s issued and outstanding share capital is as follows:
Series 4 Convertible Preference Shares
A total of 95,000, non-voting convertible preference shares, all of which were issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017. See Note 8 for details. There were no such shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016.
Class A Common Shares (“Class A Shares”)
An unlimited number of subordinate voting shares, carrying one vote each, entitled to dividends equal to or greater than Class B Shares, convertible at the option of the holder into one Class B Share for each Class A Share after the occurrence of certain events related to an offer to purchase all Class B shares. There were 56,256,567 and 52,798,303 Class A Shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
Class B Common Shares (“Class B Shares”)
An unlimited number of voting shares, carrying 20 votes each, convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one Class A share for each Class B share. There were 3,755 Class B Shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.