In the Public Service Employment Act, it is not just hiring that is referred to when it comes to abuse of authority. Subsection 65(1) mentions layoffs being an abuse of authority. That doesn't have to do with hiring someone; it has to do with laying them off, which is the complete opposite.
Further on, subsection 77(1) of the act provides as grounds for complaint any “abuse of authority by the Commission or the deputy head in the exercise of its or his or her authority” and “an abuse of authority by the Commission in choosing between…internal appointment process”. While both of those grounds relate to looking for or being hired for a job, the act does not address only the hiring of an individual.
That said, I suggest we move to a vote to settle the issue. The definition in the Public Service Employment Act is already very broad. If our amendment is defeated, we will decide what to do next, and if we need to put forward something else, we will.