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Trade payables and other liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] |
Trade payables and other liabilities |
Note 23 | Trade payables and other liabilities
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 | NOTE | 2022 | 2021 |  |
Trade payables and accruals |  | 3,602 |  | 2,931 |  |  |
Compensation payable |  | 607 |  | 622 |  |  |
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) financial liability (1) | 29 |  | 149 |  | 149 |  |  |
Commodity taxes payable |  | 108 |  | 31 |  |  |
Derivative liabilities | 29 | 106 |  | 40 |  |  |
Provisions | 26 | 74 |  | 81 |  |  |
Other current liabilities (2) |  | 575 |  | 601 |  |  |
Total trade payables and other liabilities |  | 5,221 |  | 4,455 |  |  |
(1)Represents BCE’s obligation to repurchase the BCE Master Trust Fund’s (Master Trust Fund) 9% interest in MLSE at a price not less than an agreed minimum price should the Master Trust Fund exercise its put option. The obligation to repurchase is marked to market each reporting period and the gain or loss is recorded in Other (expense) income in the income statements. Subsequent to year end, BCE repurchased the Master Trust Fund's interest for a cash consideration of $149 million. (2)Includes a $28 million and $82 million liability as at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to committed funding from the Government of Québec.

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