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Members discussed how to engage in the development of the Greenspace Masterplan. In addition to a seat on the Public Advisory Group, the GA has the benefit of the insight of member Arto Keklikian, former senior planner at the NCC, who is also working closely with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society on its Greenbelt protection strategy. The FCA is also keenly interested, and, through POP, it should be possible to assemble a Greenbelt coalition as wide as the 2013 one, which was quite impressive. It was suggested that the Position Paper developed in 2013 be used as starting point for a similar paper for this round. A cursory review indicates that many of its recommendations are still valid. Assessing the extent to which the NCC has fulfilled the Implementation Plan for the Greenbelt MP could also be instructive. It was agreed to follow this approach and to assemble a working group to move the project along.