Public appointees are appointed by the public members themselves. It's the public members who do the appointments. People can apply. I'm sorry, I should have explained that.
After the election, the two consultant-directors who receive the highest number of votes are the ones who are elected, from different regions. It's set up so there are three board positions from western Canada, which is the prairies and B.C. There are three positions from Ontario. There are two from Quebec, and one from Atlantic Canada and outside of Canada.