I can't speak for what's in the minds of our public service or our political representatives. I don't know what it is, but I think you've given us the perspective that it's political. You offered ten political ideas as to why something might have happened.
I can say that when I got wind of the decision, I got mixed messages. I got two reasons, not one reason: that none of the proposals fit the requirements, and second, that we have new capacity. When I hear that kind of argument, it makes me think there's probably something else as well that's unspoken. I wouldn't call it deceit. I would say that maybe there was a policy change somewhere that has happened in the five years or more of the program and that this proposal is no longer favoured.
You said it was political. That's your opinion. It's okay.