I wonder at what point do these rules come into play for ES being the head of a public company...

Duty of care

One of the most important duties set out for directors and officers of a corporation in the CBCA is the duty of care. Duty of care requires that, in carrying out their functions, the directors and officers must:

• exercise at least the level of care and diligence that a reasonable person would exercise in similar circumstances
• act honestly at all times, in good faith and in the best interests of the corporation, as opposed to their own personal interests.

https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/eng/cs06643.html

Seems to me, draggin things out in a slow Alberta market seems like a good "personal" idea for someone getting paid around 1/4 mil a yr to do FA.