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Contributed Capital	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
Share Capital and Contributed Capital [Abstract]
Contributed Capital [Text Block]	10. Contributed Capital Contributed capital includes the impact of share-based awards. See note 13 for further discussion. Also included in contributed capital is the grant date fair value of warrants issued in relation to the January 2008 acquisition of certain businesses from CIBC World Markets Corp.

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