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Common Shares (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Common Shares/Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Maximum number of shares outstanding exercised or converted

Common Shares			233,413,826
Stock options [note 18]			6,523,333
			239,937,159

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