text: Pre-tax cash flow was up 1% this year compared to last year due to 
  higher adjusted operating profit, partially offset by higher additions to 
  property, plant and equipment and higher interest on our long-term 
  debt. After-tax free cash flow was 6 percent lower than last year 
  because of higher cash income taxes.  *Dividends*
  In 2013, we declared and paid dividends on each of our outstanding 
  Class A Voting and Class B Non-Voting shares. We paid $876 million in 
  cash dividends, an increase of $73 million from 2012. See “Dividend 
  and Share Information”. 
  
  *Shelf Prospectuses*
  Our 
  two shelf prospectuses expired in January 2014. One shelf 
  prospectus qualified the public offering of our debt securities in each of 
  the provinces of Canada (Canadian Shelf) and the other 
  shelf 
  prospectus (together with a corresponding registration statement filed 
  with the US Securities and Exchange Commission) qualified the public 
  offering of our debt securities in the United States and Ontario (US 
  Shelf). We issued an aggregate of US$2.5 billion of debt securities 
  under the US Shelf during 2013 and, in 2012, we issued an aggregate 
  
  **PRE-TAX FREE CASH FLOW**
  (IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) 
  
  **2013** **$2,044**
  
  2012  $2,029 
  
  2011  $1,973 