Note 17 to the March 28, 2021, financial statements of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. is shown in Exhibit 11.11. All dollar amounts are in thousands.

Required 

a. Describe the differences between the multiple voting shares and subordinate voting shares with respect to the following: 

i. Their ability to influence the selection of management and to influence company decision-making 

ii. The amount and priority of expected dividends 

b. If you owned 100,000 multiple voting shares at March 28, 2021, what proportion of total votes would you control? If you owned 100,000 subordinate voting shares, what proportion of total votes would you control? 

c. Why would investors choose to purchase the multiple voting shares rather than the subordinate shares? Or vice versa? 

d. Why might holders of multiple voting shares choose to convert their shareholdings into subordinate shares, as described under the heading “Issued”?

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Note 17. Shareholders' equity The authorized and issued share capital of the Company are as follows: Authorized The authorized share capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of subordinate voting shares without par value, an unlimited number of multiple voting shares without par value, and an unlimited number of preferred shares without par value, issuable in series. Issued Multiple voting shares - Holders of the multiple voting shares are entitled to 10 votes per multiple voting share. Multiple voting shares are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one subordinate voting share. The multiple voting shares will