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Dividends (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Disclosure Cash Dividends [Abstract]

Dividends

Dividends declared were as follows:

			2020												2019
			Dividend						Dividend per share						Dividend						Dividend per share
Common shares			$	344,382					$	0.6063					$	277,835					$	0.5512
Series A preferred shares			C$	6,194					C$	1.2905					C$	6,194					C$	1.2905
Series D preferred shares			C$	5,091					C$	1.2728					C$	5,068					C$	1.2671

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