Jonathan Hillel Kay (born 1968) is a Canadian journalist. He is a Quillette editor , writer and podcast host ; a TEDX speaker , podcast guest , an op-ed writer at The National Post (Canada) ; and a member of the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (Canada) board of advisors . His work has appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Atlantic , Foreign Affairs , Le Point, Skeptic, Foreign Policy, Canadian Lawyer, Gotham, Critic, and Canadian Jewish News. He was the editor-in-chief of The Walrus (2014–2017) and a regular contributor to Commentary and the New York Post. Kay describes himself as an avid tennis and board game enthusiast, and sometimes has incorporated his passion for both pursuits into his journalism.
His books include The Volunteer (2007) – a co-authored biography of Mossad officer Michael Ross; Among the Truthers (2011) reflecting his interest in the psychology of conspiracy theorists; Legacy: How French Canadians Shaped North America (2016); Your Move: What Boardgames Teach Us About Life (2019); Panics and Persecutions (2020); and Magic in the Dark: One Family’s Century of Adventures in the Movie Business (2022). Continue reading Jonathan Kay, “The State of the Media in Canada” Quillette editor and podcast host, January 28, 2025 →
For now,
You will received an email once the details of the June Bash are available!
you will be attending next Toronto Whiff@RCYC meeting6:00 PM, Tuesday, Feb 25th , 2025
Did you get the 2024 Welcome Back letter? here
To complete your RSVP :You must now make a $115 Interac Payment/pp $100 if you haven’t remitted annual dues)treasurer@whiff-of-grape.ca th .
[ All charges are INCLUSIVE of 13% Harmonized Sales Tax. [A PDF “cheat sheet” on how to make Interac e-Transfershere .]
Once payment has been received, Cancel before Feb 20th cancellation policy .
Need to change any of your RSVP response? here .
The Whiff of Grape Social Club Inc.87931 0019 RT 0001 RSVP@Whiff-of-Grape.ca www.Whiff-of-grape.ca
Thank you for RSVPing that you will unfortunatelyNOT be attending the Feb 25th meeting . Want to change your RSVP response? Click here . We look forward to seeing you at the Mar 25th meeting
The Whiff of Grape Social Club Inc.87931 0019 RT 0001 Toronto@Whiff-of-Grape.ca www.Whiff-of-grape.ca
Click here to refresh or on NAME RSVP STATUS
Name RSVP Status Associated Attendees Note
Robert Adams
Yes
Peter Baines
Yes
Robin Barstow
Yes
Patricia Gostick
Ian Brown
Yes
Brian Carter
Yes
Barbara Charles
Yes
Michael Charles
Michael Charles
Yes
Barbara Charles
Ron Foreman
Yes
Bev Moir
John Gardner
Yes
Peter Goring
Yes
Patricia Gostick
Yes
Robin Barstow
Rosemary Gray
Yes
Brian William Gray
Brian William Gray
Yes
Rosemary Gray
Paul Henderson
Yes
Patricia Hope
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Robert Hyland
Yes
Dale Jeffries
Yes
Christopher Jones
Yes
Christine Williams
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Yes
Patricia Hope
Gil Lamothe
Yes
Tom Leverty
Yes
Tim Macdonald
Yes
Ian Mackay
Yes
RSVPed on your behalf after receiving payment of $115
Charles MacRae
Yes
John McKernan
Yes
Bill McNaughton
Yes
Robert Milnes
Yes
Bev Moir
Yes
Ron Foreman
Evelyn Moorhead
Yes
Steven Moorhead
Steven Moorhead
Yes
Evelyn Moorhead
Toni Morrison
Yes
Bob Morrison
Bob Morrison
Yes
Toni Morrison
Frank Palmay
Yes
Irene Palmay
Irene Palmay
Irene Palmay
Yes
Frank Palmay
Bill Pashby
Yes
Janet Paterson
Yes
John Paterson, Sr.
John Paterson, Sr.
Yes
Janet Paterson
Dave Pelletier
Yes
Paul Potvin
Yes
Ken Powell
Yes
Tom Sanderson
Yes
Lesley Sanderson
Lesley Sanderson
Yes
Tom Sanderson
Peter Simmie
Yes
John Smith
Yes
I am bringing my wife, Trish Vakil.
Gordon Tamblyn
Yes
Christopher Turney
Yes
Lee Watchorn
Yes
Brian Westlake
Yes
Joyce Westlake
Joyce Westlake
Yes
Brian Westlake
Ted White
Yes
John Wildman
Yes
RSVPed for you as per your email
Christine Williams
Yes
Christopher Jones
Click here to refresh or on NAME RSVP STATUS
Check-In: shows # paid. Click on
CHECK-IN to mark
PAID .
Check-In Name RSVP Status Associated Attendees
John Gardner
Yes
Christopher Turney
Yes
Tom Leverty
Yes
Charles MacRae
Yes
Peter Goring
Yes
Bill Pashby
Yes
Ian Mackay
Yes
Brian William Gray
Yes
Rosemary Gray
Rosemary Gray
Yes
Brian William Gray
Evelyn Moorhead
Yes
Steven Moorhead
Steven Moorhead
Yes
Evelyn Moorhead
John Wildman
Yes
Joyce Westlake
Yes
Brian Westlake
Brian Westlake
Yes
Joyce Westlake
Janet Paterson
Yes
John Paterson, Sr.
John Paterson, Sr.
Yes
Janet Paterson
Bill McNaughton
Yes
Christopher Jones
Yes
Christine Williams
Lee Watchorn
Yes
Ken Powell
Yes
Gordon Tamblyn
Yes
Robert Adams
Yes
Robert Hyland
Yes
John Smith
Yes
Toni Morrison
Yes
Bob Morrison
Bob Morrison
Yes
Toni Morrison
Tim Macdonald
Yes
Barbara Charles
Yes
Michael Charles
Michael Charles
Yes
Barbara Charles
Dave Pelletier
Yes
Gil Lamothe
Yes
John McKernan
Yes
Robin Barstow
Yes
Patricia Gostick
Patricia Gostick
Yes
Robin Barstow
Tom Sanderson
Yes
Lesley Sanderson
Ron Foreman
Yes
Bev Moir
Bev Moir
Yes
Ron Foreman
Robert Milnes
Yes
Peter Baines
Yes
Brian Carter
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Yes
Patricia Hope
Patricia Hope
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Dale Jeffries
Yes
Frank Palmay
Yes
Irene Palmay
Irene Palmay
Yes
Frank Palmay
Lesley Sanderson
Yes
Tom Sanderson
Paul Henderson
Yes
Ted White
Yes
Peter Simmie
Yes
Paul Potvin
Yes
Ian Brown
Yes
Christine Williams
Yes
Christopher Jones
Please note that there is a limit of 72 attendees at this meeting.
List by First Names or by RSVPing order . Click on NAME or RSVP STATUS to refresh list.
Name RSVP Status Associated Attendees
Bill McNaughton
Yes
Bob Morrison
Yes
Toni Morrison
Brian Westlake
Yes
Joyce Westlake
Brian Carter
Yes
Brian William Gray
Yes
Rosemary Gray
Charles MacRae
Yes
Christopher Turney
Yes
Dale Jeffries
Yes
Dave Pelletier
Yes
Frank Palmay
Yes
Irene Palmay
Gil Lamothe
Yes
Gordon Tamblyn
Yes
Ian Brown
Yes
Ian Mackay
Yes
John Paterson, Sr.
Yes
Janet Paterson
John McKernan
Yes
John Gardner
Yes
John Smith
Yes
John Wildman
Yes
Ken Powell
Yes
Lee Watchorn
Yes
Michael Charles
Yes
Barbara Charles
Christine Williams
Yes
Christopher Jones
Paul Henderson
Yes
Paul Potvin
Yes
Peter Goring
Yes
Peter Baines
Yes
Peter Simmie
Yes
Robert Adams
Yes
Robert Hyland
Yes
Robert Milnes
Yes
Robin Barstow
Yes
Patricia Gostick
Ron Foreman
Yes
Bev Moir
Steven Moorhead
Yes
Evelyn Moorhead
Ted White
Yes
Tim Macdonald
Yes
Tom Leverty
Yes
Tom Sanderson
Yes
Lesley Sanderson
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Yes
Patricia Hope
Irene Palmay
Yes
Frank Palmay
Patricia Hope
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Bev Moir
Yes
Ron Foreman
Lesley Sanderson
Yes
Tom Sanderson
Patricia Gostick
Yes
Robin Barstow
Barbara Charles
Yes
Michael Charles
Toni Morrison
Yes
Bob Morrison
Bill Pashby
Yes
Janet Paterson
Yes
John Paterson, Sr.
Joyce Westlake
Yes
Brian Westlake
Christopher Jones
Yes
Christine Williams
Evelyn Moorhead
Yes
Steven Moorhead
Rosemary Gray
Yes
Brian William Gray
Bart MacDougall
No
Bill Boughner
No
Bob Blair
No
Bob Medland
No
Burt Retter
No
Clifford Lax
No
David G. Temple
No
David Murray
No
Doug Mills
No
Douglas Davis
No
Garnet Watchorn
No
Gary Durno
No
Gary Getson
No
Gordon Henderson
No
Graeme Clark
No
Hank Bulmash
No
Henry Borden
No
Ian CTW Brown
No
Jack Way
No
Jean-Luc Major
No
Jim Cairncross
No
John Fraser
No
John Hackett
No
Ken Bahen
No
Michael Willson
No
Mike Innes
No
Mike Mackey
No
Norman Hardie
No
Patrick Reid
No
Paul Warrington
No
Peter Ketchum
No
Rob Woodrooffe
No
Ron Begg
No
Stuart McKay
No
Terry Ellwood
No
Tom Fischer
No
William Broughton
No
William Hewitt
No
Albert Steenburgh
No Response
Alan Hutton
No Response
Anthony Miller
No Response
Aubrey Baillie
No Response
Bev Collombin
No Response
Bill Barnett
No Response
Bill Fleury
No Response
Chris Portner
No Response
Dan Sullivan
No Response
Daniel Owen
No Response
David Glue
No Response
David Cameron
No Response
Don Comish
No Response
Don Johnson
No Response
Douglas McWhirter
No Response
Gary German
No Response
George Denier
No Response
George Hayhurst
No Response
Germán Morales
No Response
Glenn Leslie
No Response
Ian Farquharson
No Response
Jim Matthews
No Response
Jock Fleming
No Response
Jon Allen
No Response
Ken Wiener
No Response
Lake Trevelyan
No Response
Michael Butler
No Response
Michael Gardiner
No Response
Michael Hasley
No Response
Mike Charles
No Response
Mike Miller
No Response
Norair Yeretsian
No Response
Paul Emond
No Response
Peter Douglas
No Response
Peter Sisam
No Response
Richard White
No Response
Robin Labatt
No Response
Rod de Courcy Ireland
No Response
Roger Clarkson
No Response
Rudi Vezer
No Response
Sarwar Kashmeri
No Response
Tom Jamieson
No Response
Warren Finlay
No Response
William Kinnear
No Response
z-No Response z-RSVP Management
No Response
Thank you for RSVPing that youwill be attending next Toronto Whiff@RCMI meetingwhich starts at 6:00 PM th , 2024
To complete your RSVP :Please make a $110 (HST included) Interac Payment/pptreasurer@whiff-of-grape.ca (add $100 (HST included) if you haven’t yet remitted annual dues) before 1pm, Thurs Mar 21st . [A PDF “cheat sheet” on how to make Interac e-Transfershere .]
Once payment has been received, Cancel before Mar 21st as per cancellation policy .
Need to change any of your RSVP response? here .
The Whiff of Grape Social Club Inc.87931 0019 RT 0001 Toronto@Whiff-of-Grape.ca www.Whiff-of-grape.ca
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