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Common Shares - Summary Of The Status Of Unvested Stock Options (Details) - $ / shares | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Granted, Number of options (in shares) | 50,000 | 350,000 |
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Unvested, Number of options, beginning of period (in shares) | 514,004 | 759,669 |
Granted, Number of options (in shares) | 50,000 | 350,000 |
Cancelled/Forfeited, Number of options (in shares) |  | (35,000) |
Vested, Number of options (in shares) | (530,671) | (560,665) |
Unvested, Number of options, end of period (in shares) | 33,333 | 514,004 | 759,669
Unvested, Weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period (in dollars per share) | $ 0.40 | $ 0.45 |
Granted, Weighted average grant-date fair value per option (in dollars per share) | 0.20 | 0.30 |
Cancelled/Forfeited, Weighted average grant-date fair value per option (in dollars per share) |  | 0.43 |
Vested, Weighted average grant-date fair value per option (in dollars per share) | 0.38 | 0.41 |
Unvested, Weighted average grant date fair value per option, end of period (in dollars per share) | $ 0.31 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.45
Weighted average remaining amortization period | 6 months | 7 months 9 days | 1 year 1 month 20 days

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