Note 18 - Capital Stock

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

18. Capital stock

The authorized capital stock of the Company is as follows:

An unlimited number of Preferred Shares, issuable in series;

An unlimited number of Subordinate Voting Shares having one vote per share; and         

An unlimited number of Multiple Voting Shares having 20 votes per share, convertible at any time into Subordinate Voting Shares at a rate of one Subordinate Voting Share for each Multiple Voting Share outstanding.

The following table provides a summary of total capital stock issued and outstanding:

	Subordinate Voting Shares				Multiple Voting Shares				Total Common Shares
	Number		Amount		Number		Amount		Number		Amount
Balances as at:
December 31, 2020		38,863,742		457,620		1,325,694		373		40,189,436		457,993
December 31, 2021		42,729,050		851,794		1,325,694		373		44,054,744		852,167

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company declared dividends on its Common Shares of $0.20 per share (2020 - $0.10).