Waterfront Toronto chair Stephen Diamond penned an open letter ahead of receiving the plan, laying out the process moving forward. Meanwhile, two city councillors said Toronto should join the likes of New York, London and Amsterdam and 23 other cities in signing a digital-rights accord, a coalition aimed at protecting residents rights online. (The Logic, CBC)

Talking point: Delivering the MIDP is a significant milestone in a project that has been marred in controversy. In his open letter, Diamond said that Waterfront Toronto, as promised, will release the MIDP within a week of receiving it—by June 24—and will hold its first round of public consultations in four weeks. That means that in seven days or less, the exact details of the project will be out in the open for debate. It will then be up to Waterfront Toronto, as well as the three levels of government, to decide whether to approve the project itself, and any legislative or regulatory approvals required to make that happen. Both Sidewalk Labs and opponents of the project have been preparing for this moment for months. While Waterfront Toronto now begins the process of evaluating the MIDP, Sidewalk Labs said it’s waiting for public release of the proposal before addressing its details.