Trudeau expected to propose new tax on stock buybacks https://financialpost.com/news/economy/economic-update-stock-buybacks
This would diminish the case for NCIB activity, which has been silent lately anyway.
Sahi will have to buy shares personally if he wants more of the pie (other than through DRIP).
Probably just as well. It was vulnerable to abuse many mgmt (as discussed here before) and bought many shares at prices above current levels.
In any even, it makes no sense to simultaneously be buying shares through NCIB and distributing them through DRIP.