v3.20.2

Interest, advances and promissory notes payable (Details) - Promissory Notes Payable - Relatives of Board of Directors - USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Promissory notes payable to relatives of directors collateralized by a general security agreement over all the assets of the Company, due on demand: |  |  |  |
i.Interest at 1% per month | $ 720,619 | $ 720,619 | $ 580,619 | $ 580,619
ii.Interest at 1.25% per month | 51,347 | 51,347 | 51,347 | 51,347
iii.Interest at the U.S. bank prime rate plus 1% | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000
iv. Interest at 0.5% per month | 695,000 | 695,000 | 695,000 | 695,000
Promissory notes payable, unsecured, to relatives of a director, bearing interest at 1% per month, due on demand | 1,465,000 | 1,465,000 | 1,465,000 | 1,465,000
Total Related Promissory Notes | $ 3,031,966 | $ 3,031,966 | $ 2,891,966 | $ 2,891,966

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