I don't think the Auditor General actually said there was preferential treatment. She said there was a risk.
Waterfront Toronto conducts its RFP process very independently. It was an independent RFP process governed by Justice Coulter Osborne as our fairness commissioner.
We conducted a pre-RFP process called market sounding, which is very typical for complex RFP processes where we meet with a lot of companies. We met with over 50 companies, most of whom we met with before we ever met with Sidewalk. We had discussions with a lot of other interested parties, etc., beforehand.
The Auditor General also said the process was a bit too short. In fact, it was 159 days. It's the second-longest procurement we've had at Waterfront Toronto. We had six proponents, and three were shortlisted. None of the proponents asked for any additional time. We felt the process was very robust and appropriate for what we were asking for, which was to prepare a plan. There's no transaction of land; there's no development happening. This is just a plan for us to think about.