Between The Lakes with Fahad Rehman

Fahad Rehman

Exploring the big questions facing the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario — growth, transit, policy, culture, and everything in between. If you live here, these conversations matter to you.  Hosted by Fahad Rehman.

Episodes

  1. Jul 17

    Canada's AI Crossroads - Opportunity, Sovereignty & the Future of Canada

    Years before ChatGPT changed the world, I asked Canada's Prime Minister a simple question: What is Canada's plan for artificial intelligence? In this episode, Fahad revisits that conversation and explores what Canada must do next. From data sovereignty and computing power to jobs, nuclear energy, competitiveness, and environmental impact, we examine the opportunities, risks, and policy choices that could define Canada's future for decades. Between The Lakes is a podcast about the people, places, and hidden decisions shaping life across the GTA, Southern Ontario, and the communities between the Great Lakes. If it affects where we live and how we grow, we’re talking about it here. New episodes biweekly. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

  2. May 22

    Pickering’s Mayor Kevin Ashe on Growth, Traffic & Big Decisions

    As Pickering rapidly evolves, new questions are emerging around growth, identity, infrastructure, housing, transit, and the kind of future residents actually want to build. Fahad Rehman sits down with Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe for a wide-ranging conversation about the opportunities, pressures, and big decisions facing one of Ontario’s fastest-changing communities. They discuss rapid development, traffic, transit planning, Northeast Pickering, property taxes, local politics, regional government, complete communities, and what Pickering could look like 10, 20, and 30 years from now. Mayor Ashe also reflects on the realities of public office, difficult decisions behind the scenes, and what it takes to lead through a period of major transformation. Between The Lakes is a podcast about the people, places, and hidden decisions shaping life across the GTA, Southern Ontario, and the communities between the Great Lakes. If it affects where we live and how we grow, we’re talking about it here. New episodes biweekly. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

  3. May 13

    How Toronto Lost Its “Central Park” | Rail Deck Park ft. Chris Jovellanos

    Toronto voted 36–4 to build it. A massive park in the heart of the city. A project some compared to New York’s Central Park. Then developers challenged the plan, the province sided with them, and everything changed. Chris Jovellanos was inside Toronto’s planning department as Rail Deck Park went from one of the city’s most ambitious public space projects… to a proposed condo development above the rail corridor. In Episode 1 of Between The Lakes, we break down:  • what Rail Deck Park actually was  • how “air rights” changed everything  • why downtown Toronto desperately needs more green space  • the tension between housing and public space  • and whether there’s still any path to bringing the original vision back Between The Lakes is a podcast about the people, places, and hidden decisions shaping life across the GTA, Southern Ontario, and the communities between the Great Lakes. If it affects where we live and how we grow, we’re talking about it here. New episodes biweekly. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

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Exploring the big questions facing the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario — growth, transit, policy, culture, and everything in between. If you live here, these conversations matter to you.  Hosted by Fahad Rehman.

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