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FINANCING EXPENSES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
FINANCING EXPENSES  
FINANCING EXPENSES

9. FINANCING EXPENSES

Financing expenses consist of the following:

($ millions)

    

2021

    

2020

  

Interest on debt

834

884

Interest on lease liabilities

 

161

 

166

Capitalized interest at 5.0% ( 2020 –4.8%)

 

(144)

 

(120)

Interest expense

 

851

 

930

Interest on partnership liability

51

52

Interest on pension and other post-retirement benefits

 

59

 

54

Accretion

 

304

 

278

Foreign exchange gain on U.S. dollar denominated debt

 

(113)

 

(312)

Operational foreign exchange and other

 

23

 

(6)

Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt

 

80

-

 

1 255

 

996