Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the appropriate time periods, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely discussions regarding required disclosure.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we identified a material weakness in our internal control environment related to the accounting treatment of warrants issued in connection with the Credit Facility, which have a Canadian dollar exercise price. Management has an established process for appropriately accounting for infrequent and unusual transactions. We believe that this material weakness was a result of the misapplication of the GAAP accounting guidance. The material weakness did not result in any material misstatements to the issued financial statements. However, the previously released financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 were restated in connection with the issuance of this Form 10-Q (Note 2).
Management has been implementing and continues to implement measures designed to ensure that control deficiencies contributing to the material weakness are remediated, such that these controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively. The remediation actions include consultation with external GAAP accounting experts on non-recurring, significant, or unusual transactions. We believe that these actions will remediate the material weakness. The weakness will not be considered remediated, however, until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. Sufficient time and testing has not yet occurred, but we expect that the remediation of this material weakness will be completed prior to the end of 2022.
Management believes that our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our CEO and CFO have certified that, based on their knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Form 10-Q, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this Form 10-Q. However, solely due to the unremediated material weakness identified in the prior year, the Company’s management concluded that at September 30, 2022, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective.
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except as noted in the preceding paragraphs, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) during the three months ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
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