Not all the agencies concerned by Bill C-2, listed in its schedule, are small or directly related to the public service. I am thinking, among others, of the Canadian Wheat Board.
Would it not be in your interest to speak to one another in order to decide in advance the salaries you are prepared to pay for the kind of employees you are all currently seeking on Parliament Hill or in a normally limited geographic area? Obviously, you may recruit staff outside and convince them to come here. Nevertheless, we are talking about expertise in a very specific area, and there are not that many graduates per year. You are all seeking the same kind of individuals with the same profile.
I don't know the position titles, but I think it would be in your interest to speak to one another, in order to avoid competition. I am thinking of Quebec taxpayers, because they will also have to pay the salaries of these new public servants, who no doubt deserve their salaries, by the way.