The chair makes his recommendation based on the performance and the extent to which the board member continues to demonstrate the competencies I outlined, and also the extent to which a board member is performing adequately in terms of hearing the required number of cases and delivering written decisions on time. The chair makes that recommendation to the minister, and then it's up to the minister to decide whether or not to make the reappointment.
On April 28th, 2009. See this statement in context.