It seems that before the auditor general's report, you did not understand what a conflict of interest was, even though you had had training. It seemed to you that it was reasonable for a person to author an application to Sustainable Development Technology Canada and then be retained by the same organization to review the application. Does that seem reasonable to you?
Not to report that kind of conduct to the board of directors, to have it approve the project without knowing there was a gigantic conflict of interest, does that seem reasonable to you?