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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's a special honour to see each year's @mpfycc.bsky.social Middlebrook Prize winner unveil their exhibition, with mentoring from their winning proposal to actual exhibition. Kudos to Art Gallery of Guelph for such a deep partnership to enable such a significant national prize in the visual arts

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Working around Mark Carney's investment summit, it was great timing to convene those of us working to fund the next generation of Canada's economy.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Canada's former EU Ambassador & Canadian Trade Commissioner, @ambassadorcampbell.bsky.social long a voice of reason and wisdom in Canada's government, gives some great background on increased alignment between Canada & EU driven by @mark-carney.bsky.social www.policymagazine.ca/elevating-eu...

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Elevating Europe: Canada and the EU’s New Ambition - Policy Magazine

In June 2025 I briefed Prime Minister Mark Carney in advance of his first Summit with the European Union (EU). I explained that Canada is experiencing with

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

As an @thersaorg.bsky.social Fellow , I celebrate such a global platform for intelligently exploring the intersections of science, arts, creativity and general human wellbeing. Watch thisInterview by @hannahfry.bsky.social of Albert Prize winner Sir Demis Hassabis www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDte...

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Sir Demis Hassabis on Creativity and AI | Will AI Change How We Create? | Hannah Fry

YouTube video by Royal Society of Arts

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Art lovers, this is worth checking out.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Your community makes you, you make your community

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

How stiff? Just watch us . . While some friends think that spats like Google bending the knee to Trump are just emotional. . Truly they are symptoms & a wakeup call that Canada has grown overly US reliant Our new world 🌎 order denands strength & new alliances www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

theglobeandmail.com

Opinion: How stiff is Canada’s spine? A poll suggests we may be ready to sustain the costs of our newfound defiance

An increasing number of Canadians would be willing to die for their country

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

If anyone questions why Canada (and many other countries, like the EU) need #DigitalSovereignty, this is Exhibit A. Shame on you Google for caving in to this insanity. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...

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Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America Following Trump’s Executive Order

Users in the United States will see the new label, following President Trump’s executive order last week.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I'm checking out the sovereign Canadian social and local engagement platform appropriately named Eh! (by TrailMix). If you're Canadian you should too. I just set up a profile, so time to check it out. ehnw.ca/u/RandallJHo...

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"Concrete is the most destructive material on Earth" Having just built an ambitious Carbon Zero house using sustainable materials like Mass Timber (CLT - Cross Laminate Timber), this article is a wonderful background on where this might lead www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

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The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future

The long read: Our buildings are monuments to extraction and extreme emissions. But what if we turned from destructive concrete to timber?

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Love that the former Talisman Ski Resort is being re-wilded into the Talisman Nature Reserve by the @brucetrail.bsky.social Nature Conservancy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6ph...

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Talisman Forever: A place to remember. A future to protect.

YouTube video by BTConservancy

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"Wiped out!" - love the metaphor. There is something profoundly ironic about the inanity of Trump and the MAGA crew attacking their best ally in Canada. For those of a certain age, perhaps we'll have to bring back the Eaton's catalogue ;) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada

Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Another portfolio company taking on the world during these challenging times in US. This will propel Canada to even more global markets. Best of luck Andrea & Jenn at Interchange Network Conference at the iconic, art deco former airport Tempelhof, in Berlin. www.linkedin.com/posts/clockw...

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#icnc26 #techvillage #evcharging #chargesuccess | Clockwork (EV Reliability)

Your customers should not be your monitoring system. But when a charger appears online while hidden problems affect authorization, charging power or session completion, the driver may be the first p...

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Fascinating concentrations of top tech talent in North America. Let's celebrate how Canadians cities, particularly Toronto & Waterloo outshine much of North American. It's imperative to provide early stage funding to fuel this innovation economy talent that is building. Canada's economic future.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Most of us already know the linkage between the #ClimateCrisis and #Wildfires. However, more scientific evidence has to help lead to some action to protect our health and property - governmental, legal or otherwise ... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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Human-driven climate crisis fuels Canada’s deadly wildfires, study finds

Current blazes roaring across country more than twice as likely to occur because of fossil fuel-driven global heating

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

As AI is often bypassing traditional web content and 'packaging' it without compensation, sites like @wikipedia.org, with human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free knowledge are suffering. Join me in spporting them! donate.wikimedia.org

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Make your donation now - Wikimedia Foundation

Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac...

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Small particulate matter (PM.25) is deadly for humans. Combustion - vehicles spewing gas or diesel exhaust or extreme wildfires. Few people realize the connection, but iit is deadly and way more than just respiratory diseases - heart attacks, dementia, strokes, ... Think about it. sl1nk.com/rndhwaw

electricautonomy.ca

Study shows clean transportation could prevent deaths in Toronto, Montreal

McGill University models how EV adoption, retiring older diesel trucks and reducing traffic could lower exposure to ultrafine particles.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

So, you see, smoke travels in both directions and every other direction What matters is that we help each other and tackle climate change as humankind www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

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Smoke from U.S. wildfires affecting air quality in B.C.

Wildfires south of the border are responsible for “much” of the smoke that has prompted an air quality warning in one region of B.C., according to officials.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I have been sharing the "Warming Stripes" liberally since 2020. This links to Ed Hawkins stripes generator. I've been handing out buttons with 'Global' data from 1850-2020. The link has options for local data, all updated by 5 years to end in 2025- the comparison is indicative: showyourstripes.info

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Show Your Stripes

Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It's frustrating there is so little push back to Trump's blaming Canadian forestry practices for wildfire smoke: i) many wildfires are US based, ii) US has cut most Climate research/mitigation iii) Canadians helped fight Californian wildfires [scroll down to Analysis] www.bbc.com/news/live/cd...

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Trump says US being 'invaded by filthy air' as he threatens Canada with tariffs over wildfires

Earlier, Ontario's Premier Doug Ford said America should send support rather than complain as smoke from more than 850 Canadian wildfires blankets parts of the US.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

As Attribution Science increases the certainty of the link between burning fossil fuels and extreme heatwave and wildfires, lawsuits holding these companies liable is the inevitable result www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/c...

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National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science

Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

3 / 3 ...we are in sympathy as individual Americans, many we've known for a lifetime, struggle to respond to the current presidency. I have long admired Timothy Snyder, a thoughtful modern historian. Enjoy leading Americans amplifying key themes necessary for the US to re-take control of its future

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

2 / 3 ...Obviously recent events resonate through what should be an amazing celebration. Canada, like many other countries, has had to explore its place in the world -- no longer can it reflexively be driven by the American hegemony. Like most Canadians, and many around the world, ...

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

1 / 3 Wishing my many American friends a happy 250th anniversary. The US has always been a bold experiment, with risk taking & revolution the driving force. Canada, created by a 'committee', seems to have taken the other path. ...

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

...The paradox is the lack of 'sufficiency' - when do we have enough. Like the Sugar Tax which aims to nudge people to healthier diets, perhaps some kind of Sugar Tax on SUVs and (non-essential) pick up trucks might nudge us back to a more sustainable world.[4/4] www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

nytimes.com

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s

The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

... (CO2e of embodied carbon is typically 30% higher than a sedan, with similar operating emissions). While EVs are almost always an improvement, the SUV & pick up variants have higher emissions (both embodied & operatirng) than a sedan-style EV. We think efficiency leads to sustainability. [3/4]

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This @nytimes.com article shows how this wasteful trend has led to thousands more pedestrian deaths. a deadly cocktail of higher front hoods (growing from 26" to 47") combined with ever increasing "A pillars' causing larger blind zones. Not only that, the carbon footprint of these vehicles ... [2/4]

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

In the early 2000's, most cars were sedans. In a perverse instance of 'Jevon's Paradox', in which technology-driven efficiency improvements often lead to increased consumption of resources instead of a reduction huge over-sized SUVs & pick up trucks now dominate personal transportation. [1/4]

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

This is huge for a company that originated from the Waterloo focus on leading in Quantum computing. Congratulations to Jesse van Griensven and the entire team: www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

It's wonderful how Dr. Tim Snyder captures current US foreign policy; "Baby in a bulldozer" 6iagjgfab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001...

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Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

At(NACO) Summit 2026, @randallh.bsky.social Randall Howard joined Emilie Boutros & Kyle Briggs chaired by Erin O'Keefe Graham to discuss deep tech investing. It is clear that Canadian tech investing is moving toward deeper and deeper tech over time. Thanks Josh Scott of @betakit.com for covering.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

As someone who has advocated, & enabled, social Purpose in early stage tech investing, this is huge. I'm really pleased that Lumira Ventures will be running a fund to advance cancer treatments funded by Terry Fox Foundation & Canadian Cancer Society. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

theglobeandmail.com

Canadian Cancer Society, Terry Fox Foundation turn to venture capital to fund treatment breakthroughs

Charities, impact funds and early Shopify backer John Phillips among investors in Lumira-managed Cancer Breakthrough Fund

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

An important topic we'll be surfacing at NACO Summit in Ottawa this Wed. "Safeguarding Angel Capital for the Long Term" explores a rapidly emerging trend where even basic investor rights are generating push back. As angels shoulder more risk and increasing investment size, a new balance is needed.

Randall Howard, General Partner, Adrenaline Fund

Carollynn Schafer, General Partner, OKGN WMAN

Michelle Scarborough, Venture Investor & Entrepreneur

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Congratulations to Caitlin MacGregor and the entire team at Plum on their recent acquisition by Phenom, the culmination of a long and dedicated journey to revolutionize talent acquistion. @caitmacgregor.bsky.social www.phenom.com/blog/phenom-...

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Phenom Acquires Plum To Validate Durable Skills AI Can’t Replace

Phenom acquires Plum to bring psychometric-based behavioral assessments to enterprise hiring, validating the durable skills AI can't replace and resumes can't verify.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

This deeply insightful article from "American Pulse" by George Froelich on Substack shows who is playing the 4-D Chess. Spoiler alert, it's not the Stable Genius ;) americanpulse.substack.com/p/special-re...

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SPECIAL REPORT - Your Neighbour Canada Has Changed And You're Not Going to Like What is Happening

The unvarnished truth about Donald Trump, Big Business, Big Media

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Another so-called practitioner of 4D chess ;) Truly a global embarrassment.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The PM2.5 from burning fossil fuels prematurely kills over 5M annually worldwide. But now pervasive microplastics in indoor air make our houses anything but havens. Ironically those very microplastics are also produced from fossil fuels. We need to find a different path. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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The air throughout our homes is infused with microplastics. But there are things you can do to breathe less of them

Clouds of microplastics concentrate in the air of our homes, and we could be breathing in millions of them each year. A few changes can help us reduce exposure.

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Congratulations Casper on winning the 2026 prize. We look forward to your exhibition "looking out/looking through", opening Sep 17th at Art Gallery of Guelph

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Randall Howard @randallh.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

When US company CEOs seem to be falling over themselves in subserviance to the wildest Trumpian requests, it is unclear that countries outside the US can count on those companies to act in their sovereign interests. The EU is moving on that basis while Canada lags thelogic.co/news/ibm-can...

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Data sovereignty can't mean shutting out U.S. tech giants, says IBM exec - The Logic

Government views on digital independence are "maturing" beyond knee-jerk suspicion of U.S. providers, says IBM Canada's chief technical officer

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