No, the scope of the report was not to determine or quantify the economic benefits to the broader economy or the losses of a delay. There would be costs incurred if we were to cancel type 26 and start all over from the beginning of the competitive process, but we did not factor the cost to the Canadian economy at large of a four-year delay or of switching between different types of designs.
On March 8th, 2021. See this statement in context.