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Related Party Transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of related party [Abstract] |
Schedule of related party transactions |
| 2018 $ | 2017 $ | 2016 $
Short-term employee compensation and benefits | 2,680,621 |  | 2,596,082 |  | 2,753,553 |
Termination benefits | — |  | 779,666 |  | 1,330,828 |
Share-based payments | 1,067,195 |  | 459,298 |  | 372,008 |
| 3,747,816 |  | 3,835,046 |  | 4,456,389 |

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