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Investments in affiliates and joint ventures - Balance Sheets (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Assets |  |
Cash | $ 77,875 | $ 88,614
Total assets | 1,694,264 | 1,546,478
Liabilities |  |
Contract liabilities | 20,971 | 16,173
Total liabilities | 1,305,362 | 1,189,824
Nuna |  |
Assets |  |
Cash | 1,518 | 9,944
Other current assets | 36,053 | 34,937
Non-current assets | 18,198 | 23,884
Total assets | 55,769 | 68,765
Liabilities |  |
Contract liabilities | 2,311 | 7,817
Other current liabilities (excluding current portion of long-term debt) | 6,045 | 5,145
Long-term debt (including current portion) | 7,508 | 9,631
Non-current liabilities | 4,765 | 4,985
Total liabilities | 20,629 | 27,578
Net investments in affiliates and joint ventures | 35,140 | 41,187
MNALP |  |
Assets |  |
Cash | 3,197 | 4,184
Other current assets | 43,424 | 36,060
Non-current assets | 34,393 | 37,103
Total assets | 81,014 | 77,347
Liabilities |  |
Contract liabilities | 0 | 0
Other current liabilities (excluding current portion of long-term debt) | 37,401 | 29,216
Long-term debt (including current portion) | 30,221 | 36,596
Non-current liabilities | 0 | 0
Total liabilities | 67,622 | 65,812
Net investments in affiliates and joint ventures | 13,392 | 11,535
Fargo |  |
Assets |  |
Cash | 78,346 | 87,418
Other current assets | 5,342 | 23,284
Non-current assets | 270,763 | 154,090
Total assets | 354,451 | 264,792
Liabilities |  |
Contract liabilities | 69,683 | 76,481
Other current liabilities (excluding current portion of long-term debt) | 30,528 | 33,122
Long-term debt (including current portion) | 219,516 | 132,818
Non-current liabilities | 341 | 589
Total liabilities | 320,068 | 243,010
Net investments in affiliates and joint ventures | 34,383 | 21,782
Fargo | Equity Method Investee |  |
Assets |  |
Other current assets |  | 18,728
Other entities |  |
Assets |  |
Cash | 364 | 222
Other current assets | 1,899 | 4,593
Non-current assets | 7,439 | 10,434
Total assets | 9,702 | 15,249
Liabilities |  |
Contract liabilities | 4 | 52
Other current liabilities (excluding current portion of long-term debt) | 1,900 | 1,871
Long-term debt (including current portion) | 6,021 | 6,221
Non-current liabilities | 0 | 174
Total liabilities | 7,925 | 8,318
Net investments in affiliates and joint ventures | 1,777 | 6,931
Total |  |
Assets |  |
Cash | 83,425 | 101,768
Other current assets | 86,718 | 98,874
Non-current assets | 330,793 | 225,511
Total assets | 500,936 | 426,153
Liabilities |  |
Contract liabilities | 71,998 | 84,350
Other current liabilities (excluding current portion of long-term debt) | 75,874 | 69,354
Long-term debt (including current portion) | 263,266 | 185,266
Non-current liabilities | 5,106 | 5,748
Total liabilities | 416,244 | 344,718
Net investments in affiliates and joint ventures | $ 84,692 | $ 81,435

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