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Financing costs and additional notes and loans payable information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Schedule Of Financing Costs

		Third Quarter								Nine Months     to September 30
millions of Canadian dollars		2016				2015				2016				2015
Debt-related interest			32				30				95				73
Capitalized interest			(11	)			(20	)			(37	)			(58	)
Net interest expense			21				10				58				15
Other interest			(2	)			2				(6	)			5
Total financing costs			19				12				52				20

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