According to my interpretation, that doesn't means anything. They're going to think about it, but they're not sure. They're going to study it, but they like the practices that they can use today. They wouldn't want to change them. In order to make themselves feel better, they will study it; they won't go any further than that.
You said that you discussed this with Treasury Board a year ago now and that you told them that they needed to amend their policies because things can't work this way. In that year, you haven't received anything in your office that could suggest any sort of change? You haven't received anything yet?