Note 19 - Capital Stock

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

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19.      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, 2022		41,607,462		845,307		1,325,694		373		42,933,156		845,680
December 31, 2023		46,223,682		1,126,661		1,325,694		373		47,549,376		1,127,034

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company declared dividends on its Common Shares of $0.30 per share (2022 - $0.30).