Okay here's two things I will pray for wrt the NCIB.

1) Really thin asks on the market depth

2) Really good "management discretion"

BTW I was curious to see who these guys are and who (house) we might see on the board as the buyer in the public markets. Here's the snippet taken form today's news:

"The Bid will begin on October 29, 2008 and will terminate on the earlier of October 28, 2009 or such date as the Corporation may complete its permitted purchases under the normal course issuer bid. The common shares will be acquired on the open market through the facilities of the TSX, at the discretion of management of the Corporation, and the purchase and payment for the common shares will be made in accordance with the requirements of the TSX and all other applicable laws. First Canada Capital Partners Inc. will conduct the normal course issuer bid on behalf of the Corporation. The price that the Corporation will pay for any common shares acquired will be the market price of the common shares at the time of acquisition. All common shares acquired by the Corporation under this Bid will be cancelled."

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