The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The former US president says that he is a target in the federal January 6th investigation. With so many on council opposing development on the Greenbelt, Scott has a few questions – Is there land that we could develop on instead? Why shouldn’t we proceed with Greenbelt development? Some councillors say they’ll stand before bulldozers to protect the greenbelt – will our guest? What is the solution here? Toronto has seen an influx of asylum seekers and refugees. The Premier and the mayor are teaming up to demand for more help. But with there being a housing crisis among many other problems, should we be pausing immigration to help those already here? The Premier and Toronto Mayor are teaming up to demand more help for asylum seekers and refugees. The BC Port Strike is back on after the union decided to not agree to the tentative deal. They’ll resume striking as soon as Saturday after their job action was ruled illegal. Some groups are calling for back to work legislation. The idea of Greenbelt development continues to get a ton of push back across the province. To discuss this on a provincial level, Colin Best of the Association of Municipalities joins Scott to discuss – can we just develop other lands? Are other lands available? Ottawa has updated it’s plans for catastrophe due to the nuclear threat from the Ukraine war. Guests: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Mark Tadeson, Ward 11, City Councillor, City of Hamilton Usha George, Professor; Academic Director, Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement, Toronto Metropolitan University Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News Christina Santini, Director of National Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business Colin Best, Association of Municipalities Ontario Dr. Jane Boulden, Professor, Department of Political Science, Royal Military College Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919