x-Jean Nicolas Houle

Ingénieur aéronautique A220✈️, golfeur de la PJA 🏌🏼‍♂️, seasoned crossfitter 🏋🏻‍♂️, motocycliste 🏍, snowboarder🏂, F1 🏎️🏁 & baseball fan ⚾️🇨🇦

[Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut]

OMMMMMGGGGG!!! That was a very big one. I hate to see set backs in progress. This is not good 😭

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Today’s agreement between Airbus and AirAsia is the largest single order of commercial aircraft in Canada’s history.

150 Airbus A220-300 aircraft will be built by Canadian workers on Canadian factory floors — supporting thousands of careers across Canada and here in Mirabel, from the skilled trades to engineering.

[Montréal International @MTLINTL]

✈️ La plus importante commande d'avions canadiens de l'histoire! Une étape majeure pour @Airbus : AirAsia confirme une commande de 150 avions A220-300, permettant au programme de franchir le cap symbolique des 1000 avions commandés.🔗https://t.co/fN44Sat6CJ

[Airbus Newsroom @AirbusPRESS]

AirAsia places landmark order for 150 A220s. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/IpHz616CUZ

[Montreal Expos @Montreal_Expos]

No big deal, not a sign of anything…

Just the Mayor of Montreal rocking an Expos pin.

(Looks good @SorayaMartinezF!)

[Stephano🍁Barberis @HelloStephano]

Powerful. 🇨🇦 vs 🇺🇸

[x-Jean Nicolas Houle @sickspaceboy]

@AMFormula1News Same as all the previous years…..

[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan @ashkan]

https://t.co/yfglmSwz0s

[x-Jean Nicolas Houle @sickspaceboy]

@ashkan @Montreal_Expos @WatchMojo Keep pushing! Comme dirait la princesse Leia: you are our only hope!

[Passion MLB @passion_mlb]

Un sondage est actuellement disponible afin de déterminer le lieu et le type de stade. https://t.co/QyYPhD5aeD

[chantal hébert @ChantalHbert]

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[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan @ashkan]

I’ve been genuinely blown away by the level of interest and outreach over the past few weeks in the #PeanutProject, bringing @MLB & @Montreal_Expos back to Montreal.
What started as a North America-centric conversation — led largely by U.S. private equity, institutional investors, and senior executives who tend to move quickly and proactively — is now clearly becoming global.
In just the last stretch, I’ve had international public-sector and quasi-sovereign institutions reach out, not with press releases or platitudes, but with very practical offers to connect me to:
- private equity and long-term capital
- professional services firms
- engineers, builders, and infrastructure specialists.
This includes engagement from organizations like similar to Canada's @BDC_Capital and @ExportDevCanada - all thinking constructively about how global expertise, capital, and procurement could align with a major Montreal-based initiative.
Won't lie: as flattering as their interest is, I told them none of it would happen without a HNWI and family offices with a long-term, civic orientation... and since I am willing and able to play any role on the local front, then said anchor principal could be foreign, so long as they have an affinity to Montreal and Canada. You can imagine some countries like UK, France, etc. are more likely to lean in.
What’s been especially encouraging is that these conversations are not transactional. They’re about sequencing, governance, and alignment — the kinds of discussions that signal seriousness rather than hype.
I’ve said before (and still believe) that Quebec Inc. tends to move more deliberately, often preferring clarity and certainty before leaning in. That’s not a criticism — it’s cultural, and it has its strengths. At the same time, it’s been impossible not to notice how U.S. networks and executives often lean forward earlier, opening doors and making introductions even before everything is fully formed. I've lived this before: there wasn't much support - local (or global in fact) - early on, but a decade later when risk reduced, there was no shortage of interested players amongst Quebec Inc. or down highway 401 in Toronto.
Seeing that same proactive mindset now emerge globally — layered on top of strong U.S. momentum — has been both humbling and energizing.
Now that I have identified a local anchor investor & following up with the 5-10 responses from my initial 50 outreaches... I reiterate that momentum creates momentum. Ultimately: early days in a long journey, lots of work ahead, and nothing taken for granted. But the breadth and quality of interest reinforce a simple truth: when a project is framed thoughtfully and anchored in long-term value, the world tends to show up.
Onwards and updwards.

[x-Jean Nicolas Houle @sickspaceboy]

@Astro_Jeremy @Astro_Jenni Godspeed! 🚀 🌖

[x-Jean Nicolas Houle @sickspaceboy]

@Anthodezo La série mondiale aussi s’en va à LAD…

[x-Jean Nicolas Houle @sickspaceboy]

@parkersity_9 All… shit hits the fan!

[x-Jean Nicolas Houle @sickspaceboy]

@maximer20 @AGN45 Fierté, travail, fraternité 😉🤣

[x-Jean Nicolas Houle @sickspaceboy]

@AzoMlota Shit hits the fan…. 💩

[Sylvain Larocque @LarocqueSyl]

Airbus A220 Stretch To Enter Service In Early 2030s
https://t.co/blx3573uQK

[CS Fan @bouroux]

Livraison du 13e A220-300 d'ITA Airways EI-HHW,MSN 55358, C-FPBQ, ITY8021 de Montréal YMX à Rome. 8h03. Il s'agit du 13e A220-300 d'une commande de 16. #A220. https://t.co/Os7oAYBtBL

[x-Jean Nicolas Houle @sickspaceboy]

@Roger_ramjet1 Maybe then a possibly to be transferred to Mirabel?!