What I remember is that at the time, because the review board was also starting its process, there was confusion and a lack of communication about how those timelines and processes were going to be implemented and whose spot was going to table which issues. Unfortunately, when the review process was paused, I think many stood back and were wondering how, if this were to have gone ahead, it would go through. There was still a lot of confusion about the roles of the various boards, including the NEB, and about how they were going to talk to each other.
On April 24th, 2018. See this statement in context.