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Cash Equivalents | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments [Abstract] |
Cash Equivalents | Cash Equivalents Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents consist of interest bearing deposits with our bank totaling $9,977,409 (December 31, 2017 – $9,204,919). The current annual interest rate earned on these deposits is 2.71% (December 31, 2017 – 1.38%).

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