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Finance Costs - Summary of Finance Costs (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Thousands | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Cash finance expense |  |  |
Interest on Syndicated Credit Agreement |  | $ 4,546 | $ 1,746
Interest on Credit Facilities | $ 437 |  | 1,818
Interest on Term Debt Facility |  | 2,936 | 3,478
Interest on Senior Convertible Notes |  |  | 375
Interest on Convertible Notes | 421 |  | 2,574
Interest on other debt | 1,659 |  | 1,526
Other finance costs | 399 | 286 | 2,909
Interest expense | 2,916 | 7,768 | 14,426
Non-cash finance expense (income) |  |  |
Accretion | 594 | 1,622 | 5,511
Amortization of debt issue costs | 172 | 1,782 | 1,586
Change in fair value of convertible notes (note 16) |  | (7,141) |
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities (note 17) |  | 12,995 |
Interest on Senior Convertible Notes |  |  | 1,903
Loss on derivative liabilities |  |  | 1,649
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  | 488
Other | 151 | 3 | (67)
Non-cash finance expense (income) | 917 | 9,261 | 11,070
Less: interest capitalized relating to CIP (note 10) | (2,036) |  | (1,280)
Interest income |  | (215) |
Finance costs | $ 1,797 | $ 16,814 | $ 24,216

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