The appointments file has been very successful over the past year. We have done a number of different transactions. Almost 400 appointments were made after following an open and transparent merit-based selection process; approximately 290 short-term transitional appointments to ensure the continuity of service to Canadians; and approximately 740 appointments made through other selection processes. We have done a lot of work over the past year.
As you're aware, the government is really committed to having more diverse appointments. To that, we have been able to make sure that of all those appointments, nearly 60% were women; over 10% were visible minorities; 10% were indigenous Canadians; and persons with disabilities were well represented. In addition, based on that total representation, we have seen that the GIC appointments have increased by 5%, so that now, overall, 40% are women. There have been a number of successes in that area, and they continue that over this current year.