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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity $ in Thousands | CAD ($) shares | Share Capital CAD ($) shares | Reserves CAD ($) | Share-Based Compensation CAD ($) | Compensation Options/ Warrants CAD ($) | Convertible Notes CAD ($) | Change in Ownership Interest CAD ($) | AOCI CAD ($) | Fair Value CAD ($) | Deferred Tax CAD ($) | Associate OCI Pick-up CAD ($) | Foreign Currency Translation CAD ($) | Retained Earnings (Deficit) CAD ($) | Non-Controlling Interests CAD ($)
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Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018 | shares |  |  | 47,342,761 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2018 |  | $ 1,552,925 | $ 1,466,433 |  | $ (5,285) | $ 38,335 | $ 307 | $ 41,792 | $ (85,719) | $ (533) | $ (539) | $ (55) | $ 0 | $ 61 | $ 87,748 | $ 4,562
Shares issued for business combinations & asset acquisitions (in shares) | shares |  |  | 35,943,803 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for business combinations & asset acquisitions |  | 3,163,495 | $ 3,060,894 |  | 102,601 | 75,490 | 27,111 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for earn out payments (in shares) | shares |  |  | 20,311 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for earn out payments |  | 18,227 | $ 18,227 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of convertible debentures (in shares) | shares |  |  | 27,611 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of convertible debentures |  | 1,019 | $ 1,539 |  | (520) |  |  | (520) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax on convertible debentures |  | $ 413 | $ 0 |  | 413 |  |  | 413 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options (in shares) | shares |  | 1,202,242 | 1,202,242 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options |  | $ 47,374 | $ 108,150 |  | (60,776) | (60,776) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of warrants (in shares) | shares |  |  | 187,685 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of warrants |  | 11,939 | $ 13,903 |  | (1,964) |  | (1,964) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of compensation options (in shares) | shares |  |  | 300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of compensation options |  | 17 | $ 38 |  | (21) |  | (21) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of RSU (in shares) | shares |  |  | 61,849 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of RSUs |  | 0 | $ 2,482 |  | (2,482) | (2,482) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited options |  | 0 |  |  | (674) | (674) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 674 |
Share-based compensation |  | 109,116 |  |  | 109,116 | 94,054 | 15,062 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contribution from non-controlling interest |  | 5,854 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,854
Change in ownership interests in subsidiaries |  | 0 |  |  | (1,081) |  |  |  | (1,081) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,081
Australis Capital first tranche private placement proceeds |  | 7,800 | 7,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Australis Capital NCI reclass on loss of control |  | 0 | $ (6,348) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,348
Spin-out of Australis Capital |  | (158,043) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (151,695) | (6,348)
Reclass gain from Australis Capital shares on derecognition upon spin-out |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (70,471) | (76,873) | 6,402 |  |  | 70,471 |
Comprehensive income (loss) for the period |  | (372,762) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (72,166) | (78,837) | 11,948 | 352 | (5,629) | (293,509) | (7,087)
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019 | shares | [1] |  | 84,786,562 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019 |  | 4,387,374 | $ 4,673,118 |  | 139,327 | 143,947 | 40,495 | 41,685 | (86,800) | (143,170) | (156,249) | 18,295 | 352 | (5,568) | (286,311) | 4,410
Shares issued for business combinations & asset acquisitions (in shares) | shares | [1] |  | 2,689,933 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for business combinations & asset acquisitions |  | 57,420 | $ 57,420 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares released for earn out payments (in shares) | shares | [1] |  | 614,513 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares released for earn out payments |  | 8,121 | $ 15,992 |  | (7,871) |  | (7,871) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued through equity financings (in shares) | shares | [1] |  | 21,009,339 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued through equity financing |  | 585,146 | $ 585,146 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share issuance costs |  | (12,507) | (12,507) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax on share issuance costs |  | 2,231 | $ 2,231 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of convertible debentures (in shares) | shares | [1] |  | 5,761,260 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of convertible debentures |  | 391,911 | $ 433,177 |  | (41,266) |  |  | (41,266) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax on convertible debentures |  | $ 1,785 | $ 1,703 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82 |
Exercise of stock options (in shares) | shares |  | 103,828 | 103,841 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options |  | $ 2,794 | $ 6,382 |  | (3,588) | (3,588) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of warrants (in shares) | shares | [1] |  | 986 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of warrants |  | 73 | $ 102 |  | (29) |  | (29) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of RSU (in shares) | shares | [1] |  | 44,823 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of RSUs |  | 0 | $ 2,268 |  | (2,268) | (2,268) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation | [2],[3] | 61,090 |  |  | 61,090 | 50,712 | 10,378 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in ownership interests in subsidiaries (in shares) | shares | [1] |  | 217,554 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in ownership interests in subsidiaries |  | 0 | $ 20,363 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18,263) | (2,100)
Choom marketable securities transferred to investment in associate |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,624 | 5,225 | (601) |  |  | (4,624) |
Comprehensive income (loss) for the period |  | (3,358,988) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (48,651) | (43,613) | 1,225 | (379) | (5,884) | (3,283,671) | (26,666)
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020 | shares | [1] |  | 115,228,811 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2020 |  | $ 2,126,450 | $ 5,785,395 |  | $ 145,395 | $ 188,803 | $ 42,973 | $ 419 | $ (86,800) | $ (187,197) | $ (194,637) | $ 18,919 | $ (27) | $ (11,452) | $ (3,592,787) | $ (24,356)
[1] | Common share amounts have been retrospectively restated for all prior periods to reflect the Share Consolidation effected on May 11, 2020 (Note 2(a)).
[2] | Included in share-based compensation is $10.4 million (June 30, 2019 - $15.1 million) expense relating to milestone payments for the year ended June 30, 2020 of which $5.4 million (June 30, 2019 - $7.4 million) relates to Anandia Laboratories Inc. (Note 12(b)(ii)), $4.5 million (June 30, 2019 - $7.6 million) relates to Whistler Medical Marijuana Corporation (Note 12(b)(v)), and $0.4 million (June 30, 2019 - $0.1 million) relates to an immaterial acquisition.
[3] | Of the total $61.1 million share-based compensation reserve, $1.2 million was capitalized to property, plant and equipment for the year ended June 30, 2020 (June 30, 2019 - $2.1 million).

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