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Financial and capital management - Capital Management (Details) |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 05, 2026 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | May 07, 2025 $ / shares
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [line items] |  |  |  |
Target adjusted EBITDA to net debt leverage ratio |  | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Exceeded limit in internal net debt leverage ratio |  | 0.78 | 0.81 |
Net debt leverage ratio |  | 3.78 | 3.81 |
Dividends paid, ordinary shares per share (in cad per share) |  |  |  | $ 1.75
Shares issued from treasury, discount, percentage |  |  | 2.00% | 2.00%
Percentage of preferred shares included in debt leverage calculation |  | 50.00% |  |
Major ordinary share transactions | Quarterly |  |  |  |
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [line items] |  |  |  |
Dividends proposed or declared before financial statements authorised for issue but not recognised as distribution to owners per share (in cad per share) | $ 0.4375 |  |  |

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