EXHIBIT 99.2


     I, Martin Ouellet, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of NB Finance, Ltd.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such  statements were made not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition,  results of operations and cash flows of the company as of,
and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  The  company's  other  certifying  officer(s)  and  I  are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal  control over financial
reporting  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(f) and  15d-15(f))  for the
company and have:

     (a)  Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused such
     disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
     ensure that  material  information  relating to the company,  including its
     consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by  others  within  those
     entities,  particularly  during the  period in which  this  report is being
     prepared;

     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
     internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to  be  designed  under  our
     supervision,  to provide reasonable  assurance regarding the reliability of
     financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for
     external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted   accounting
     principles;

     (c) Evaluated the  effectiveness of the company's  disclosure  controls and
     procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions   about  the
     effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures,  as of the end of
     the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company's  internal  control
     over  financial  reporting  that occurred  during the period covered by the
     annual report that has  materially  affected,  or is  reasonably  likely to
     materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting;
     and

5. The company's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed,  based on our
most recent  evaluation of internal  control over  financial  reporting,  to the
company's  auditors and the audit  committee of the company's board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     (a) All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design or
     operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
     likely to  adversely  affect the  company's  ability  to  record,  process,
     summarize and report financial information; and

     (b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
     employees who have a significant  role in the  company's  internal  control
     over financial reporting.


/s/ Martin Ouellet
-----------------------                                         June 29, 2004
Martin Ouellet
President