There's a second possibility. I think this is what the Minister of PSPC highlighted, which is highly unusual and very unlikely but it should be raised: if negotiations do not pan out we would go to the second bidder. This has never happened before for a major defence project, and is of concern among many, because that would basically push us to go to the second bidder, which was Saab, and commence negotiations there.
This would be highly unusual. I think that raises significant concerns, given what we know of how the assessment for selecting the F-35 within Canada went, and what we know from other countries as well.