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Task	Date
Phase I - Define Scope, Prepare Draft Action Plan Communicate plans for Policy Development to stakeholders and request nominations for Steering Committee. Establish Terms of Reference for Steering Committee	Summer 1998
Phase Il - Establish Steering Committee	Fall 1998
Phase lll - Identify and Define Issues Initial meeting with Steering Committee to clarify role and mandate, with some issue identification. Steering committee meeting to further identify and define issues.	December 10 & 11, 1998 (Ottawa) January 28 & 29 , 1999 (Ottawa)
Phase IV - Establishment of specific working groups Formation/identification of working groups based on steering committee recommendations. Steering committee review progress and provide guidance. Working groups develop discussion papers with recommendations/policy options.	March 25 & 26, 1999 (Toronto) June 3 & 4, 1999 (Halifax) September 23 & 24, 1999 (Ottawa)
Phase V - Development of Policy Option Paper Steering Committee review working group papers. Formulation/finalization of policy options Draft policy option paper	September, 1999 September, 1999 October, 1999
Phase VI - Multi-stakeholder Consultation Evaluate potential solutions/policy options Identify preferred solution/policy options Publish policy options and preferred solution/policy option for review and comment	November/December 1999
Phase VII - Draft Final Policy Proposal	Begin January, 2000
Phase VIII - Food Rulings Review	March, 2000