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3. Interest, advances and promissory notes payable (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Interest Advancesand Promissory Notes Payable [Abstract] |
Schedule of Interest Payable Activity |
Balance, December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 1,569,321 |
Interest incurred on promissory notes payable |  |  | 505,571 |
Other |  |  | 125 |
Balance, December 31, 2013 |  |  | 2,075,017 |
Interest incurred on judgement against Company (note 6(b)) |  |  | 29,583 |
Interest incurred on promissory notes payable |  |  | 128,893 |
Balance, March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |  | $ | 2,233,493 |
Schedule of Interest Payable |
|  | March 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 (unaudited) |  |  | 2013 |
Relatives of directors |  | $ | 1,123,080 |  |  | $ | 1,046,523 |
Non-related parties |  |  | 1,110,413 |  |  |  | 1,028,494 |
|  | $ | 2,233,493 |  |  | $ | 2,075,017 |
Schedule of Advances Payable Activity |
Balance, December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 105,613 |
Advances accrued |  |  | 30,000 |
Advances repaid from proceeds of line of credit |  |  | (20,000 | )
Transfer of balance to accounts payable |  |  | (115,613 | )
Balance, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |  | $ | - |
Schedule of Activity of Promissory Notes Payable to Unrelated Lenders |
Promissory notes payable |  | March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Unsecured promissory notes payable to unrelated lenders: |  |  |  |  |  |
| i. | Interest at 1% per month, repayable on March 31, 2009, due on demand |  | $ | 450,000 |  |  | $ | 450,000 |
| ii. | Interest at 1% per month, with $50,000 repayable on December 31, 2004, $75,000 repayable on August 18, 2007, $75,000 repayable on November 19, 2007 and the balance due on demand. All are due on demand, accruing interest at the same rate. |  |  | 887,455 |  |  |  | 887,455 |
| iii. | Interest at 0.625% per month, with $50,000 repayable on October 5, 2004, $40,000 repayable on December 31, 2004, and $60,000 repayable on July 28, 2006, all due on demand |  |  | 150,000 |  |  |  | 150,000 |
| iv. | Non-interest-bearing, repayable on July 17, 2005, due on demand |  |  | 270,912 |  |  |  | 270,912 |
| v. | Non-interest-bearing loan repayable at $25,000 per month beginning October 2009, none repaid to date |  |  | 310,986 |  |  |  | 310,986 |
| vi. | Interest at 0.667% per month due January 15, 2011, none repaid to date |  |  | 125,000 |  |  |  | 125,000 |
Promissory notes payable, secured by a guarantee from a director and relative of a director, bearing interest at 1% per month, with $200,000 repayable on July 31, 2003, all due on demand |  |  | 230,000 |  |  |  | 230,000 |
Total Arm's Length Promissory Notes |  | $ | 2,424,353 |  |  | $ | 2,424,353 |
Schedule of Note Payable Activity Related Parties |
Relatives of Directors |  | March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |  | December 31, 2013 |
Promissory notes payable to relatives of directors collateralized by a general security agreement on all the assets of the Company, due on demand: |  |  |  |  |
| i. | Interest at 1% per month |  | $ | 845,619 |  | $ | 845,619 |
| ii. | Interest at 1.25% per month |  |  | 51,347 |  |  | 51,347 |
| iii. | Interest at the U.S. bank prime rate plus 1% |  |  | 500,000 |  |  | 500,000 |
Promissory notes payable, unsecured, to relatives of a director, bearing interest at 1% per month, due on demand |  |  | 1,465,000 |  |  | 1,465,000 |
Total Related Party Promissory Notes |  | $ | 2,861,966 |  | $ | 2,861,966 |

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