I haven't given that much consideration, but that sounds pretty great. I think we'd have a lot to consider there in a positive way.
My job is to represent and advocate for my members, support collective bargaining and rally. I was never a contracts expert, but in working on some of these things with Service Canada over the last few years, I've certainly had a front-row seat to watch exactly what you describe: Initially these contracts come in with low offers, and then they double—or even triple, actually, in the case of Quantum—over time.
The government increased the usage of contracts because initially it's easy. However, they lose staff. People can't afford $19 an hour in Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto with no benefits. There's no retention with these workers, and that's probably what a good amount of the resources go into in these contracts.
That's an excellent, interesting idea. Thank you.