Morale is a big word. In a sense, you can have morale problems that are not directly related to the appointment process. I think morale issues are far greater than that.
It affected members when they saw some of their colleagues not knowing their status, whether they were going to be reappointed or not, right up until the last day. Some even went home, without pay, with no indication that they would be reappointed. When they saw that treatment—and it happened with both governments—their own value was this: we're going all out, we believe in the work we do, we don't try to let that affect us, but am I the next person who will be treated like that?
I think Mr. Harrison, in his report, talks about due notice. And in provincial jurisdictions, most tribunals have a way of letting people know six months before whether they're going to be renewed or not. I know that in transition years some of that becomes difficult, and it's an orientation. As I said, it happened with all transitions, regardless of governments.