Item 7, of the Articles of Incorporation

Without any restriction or limitation of its powers or privilege rights, if authorized by by-law which is duly made by the directors and confirmed by ordinary resolution of the shareholders, the directors of the Corporation may from time to time:
01. Apply for, register, purchase, or by other means acquire and protect, prolong and renew, whether in Canada or elsewhere any patents, patent rights, licences, secret processes, trade marks, designs, protections, concessions, copyright and other intellectual property and to use and turn to account and to manufacture under or grant licences or privileges in respect of the same, and to expend money in experimenting upon, testing and improving any patents, inventions or rights which the Corporation may  acquire or propose to acquire;

02 Acquire, undertake and carry on the whole or any part of the business, goodwill, property and assets of any person, firm, or company carrying on or proposing to carry on any of the businesses which the Corporation is for the time being authorized to carry on and as part of the consideration for such acquisition to undertake all or any of the liabilities of such person, firm or company;

03 Acquire an interest in, amalgamate with, enter into partnership with or enter into any arrangement for sharing profits, for co-operation, for joint venture, for mutual assistance or otherwise with any person, firm or company carrying on or proposing to carry on any of the businesses which the Corporation is for the time being authorized to carry on;

04. Purchase or otherwise acquire any property, real or personal, and any interests, rights, options or privileges of any kind whatsoever in, over or in respect of any such property;

05. Improve, manage, construct, repair, develop, exchange, let on lease or otherwise, mortgage, charge, sell, dispose of, turn to account, grant licences, options, rights and privileges in respect of, or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property and rights of the Corporation.

06 Invest and deal with the moneys of the Corporation not immediately required in such manner as may from time to time be determined and to hold or otherwise deal with any investments made;

07. Lend, advance or deposit money or give credit on any terms with or without security to any person, firm or company (including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any subsidiary or holding company of the Corporation or any other related entity of such holding company);

08. Borrow and raise money in any manner whatsoever whether by the creation and issue of debentures, debenture stock or other securities of any description or otherwise howsoever and to secure the repayment of any money borrowed, raised or owing or any other obligation of or binding on the Corporation by mortgage, charge, standard security, lien or other security upon the whole or any part of the Corporation's property or assets (whether present or future), including its uncalled capital;