Ron Deibert, (O.C., O.Ont., PhD, University of British Columbia) is Professor of Political Science, and the founder and Director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory focusing on research, development, and high-level strategic policy and legal engagement at the intersection of information and communication technologies, human rights, and global security.
In Feb 2025, Ron published Chasing Shadows and the story behind it is the subject of his talk. In this real-life spy thriller, cyber security expert Ron uncovers the unseemly marketplace for high-tech surveillance, professional disinformation, and computerized malfeasance. He reveals how his team of digital sleuths at the Citizen Lab have lifted the lid on dozens of covert operations targeting innocent citizens everywhere. You’ll never look at your smartphone the same way again.
Continue reading Ronald Deibert, Founder and Director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, March 25, 2025
Chris Fleming, Senior Metallurgical Consultant for SGS’ Metallurgy and Consulting team, April 29, 2025
Chris Fleming has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and has spent much of his 48-year career in research and management. He has authored or co-authored over 90 technical publications, been awarded 16 patents, and contributed to several technical books on various aspects of extractive metallurgy. He has directed research teams and consulted in the industry on many hydrometallurgical projects and operations, particularly in gold leaching and recovery.
He is recognized throughout the industry for his contributions to the commercialization of the carbon-in-pulp and resin-in-pulp processes in gold extraction, as well as for the development of the SART, Augment, and Hannah process for cyanide recovery and the Platsol process for the simultaneous recovery of base metals and platinum group metals by pressure oxidation.
Continue reading Chris Fleming, Senior Metallurgical Consultant for SGS’ Metallurgy and Consulting team, April 29, 2025
June Bash, Monday, June 9, 2025
For now,
You will received an email once the details of the June Bash are available!
Thank you for RSVPing for the March Whiff dinner
Thank you for RSVPing that
you will be attending
the next Toronto Whiff meeting
6:00 PM, Tuesday, Mar 25th, 2025
To complete your RSVP :
You must now make a $115 Interac Payment/pp
(add $100 if you haven’t remitted annual dues)
to treasurer@whiff-of-grape.ca
before 1PM, Thursday Mar 20th.
[ All charges are INCLUSIVE of 13% Harmonized Sales Tax.
HST Number: 87931 0019 RT 0001 ]
[A PDF “cheat sheet” on how to make Interac e-Transfers
to the Whiff may be downloaded from here.]
Once payment has been received,
you will be sent a final confirmation
along with details regarding the RCYC and meeting protocols.
Cancel before Mar 20th as per cancellation policy.
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Click here.
The Whiff of Grape Social Club Inc.
HST Number: 87931 0019 RT 0001
RSVP@Whiff-of-Grape.ca
www.Whiff-of-grape.ca
Sorry you can’t make it!
Thank you for RSVPing that you will unfortunately
NOT be attending the Mar 25th meeting.
Want to change your RSVP response? Click here.
We look forward to seeing you at the Apr 29th meeting.
The Whiff of Grape Social Club Inc.
HST Number: 87931 0019 RT 0001
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www.Whiff-of-grape.ca
March 25, 2025: Meeting Attendees & Notes
Click here to refresh or on NAME or RSVP STATUS.
Yes: 39
No: 18
| Name | RSVP Status | Associated Attendees | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Adams | Yes | ||
| Ken Bahen | Yes | ||
| Peter Baines | Yes | ||
| Ian Brown | Yes | ||
| Roxy Cairncross | Yes | Jim Cairncross |
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| Jim Cairncross | Yes | Roxy Cairncross |
Roxy Cairncross has a garlic intolerance |
| Brian Carter | Yes | ||
| Barbara Charles | Yes | Michael Charles |
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| Michael Charles | Yes | Barbara Charles |
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| Roger Clarkson | Yes | ||
| Ron Deibert | Yes | ||
| Ron Foreman | Yes | ||
| John Fraser | Yes | Elizabeth MacCallum |
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| Michael Hasley | Yes | ||
| Paul Henderson | Yes | ||
| William Hewitt | Yes | ||
| Patricia Hope | Yes | Willem (Wim) Kwant |
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| Cathie Hyland | Yes | Robert Hyland |
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| Robert Hyland | Yes | Cathie Hyland |
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| Tom Jamieson | Yes | ||
| Nelly Jeffries | Yes | Dale Jeffries |
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| Dale Jeffries | Yes | Nelly Jeffries |
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| Chris Jones | Yes | ||
| Peter Ketchum | Yes | ||
| Willem (Wim) Kwant | Yes | Patricia Hope |
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| Clifford Lax | Yes | ||
| Mike Lombardi | Yes | Dave Pelletier |
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| Elizabeth MacCallum | Yes | John Fraser |
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| Jean-Luc Major | Yes | ||
| Stuart McKay | Yes | ||
| Dave Pelletier | Yes | Mike Lombardi |
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| Maureen Quigley | Yes | Patrick Reid |
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| Patrick Reid | Yes | Maureen Quigley |
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| John Smith | Yes | Trish Vakil |
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| Trish Vakil | Yes | John Smith |
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| Joyce Westlake | Yes | Brian Westlake |
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| Brian Westlake | Yes | Joyce Westlake |
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| Ken Wiener | Yes | ||
| Norair Yeretsian | Yes |
Mar 25, 2025 – Attendees & Payments
Check-In: shows # paid. Click on CHECK-IN to mark PAID .
Yes: 39
No: 18
Check-In: 23
| Check-In | Name | RSVP Status | Associated Attendees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Hope | Yes | Willem (Wim) Kwant |
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| Willem (Wim) Kwant | Yes | Patricia Hope |
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| Robert Adams | Yes | ||
| Barbara Charles | Yes | Michael Charles |
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| Michael Charles | Yes | Barbara Charles |
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| Tom Jamieson | Yes | ||
| Brian Westlake | Yes | Joyce Westlake |
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| Joyce Westlake | Yes | Brian Westlake |
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| Ken Bahen | Yes | ||
| Maureen Quigley | Yes | Patrick Reid |
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| Patrick Reid | Yes | Maureen Quigley |
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| Norair Yeretsian | Yes | ||
| Jean-Luc Major | Yes | ||
| Elizabeth MacCallum | Yes | John Fraser |
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| John Fraser | Yes | Elizabeth MacCallum |
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| Chris Jones | Yes | ||
| Roxy Cairncross | Yes | Jim Cairncross |
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| Jim Cairncross | Yes | Roxy Cairncross |
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| Stuart McKay | Yes | ||
| Peter Ketchum | Yes | ||
| Mike Lombardi | Yes | Dave Pelletier |
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| Dave Pelletier | Yes | Mike Lombardi |
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| Brian Carter | Yes | ||
| Trish Vakil | Yes | John Smith |
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| John Smith | Yes | Trish Vakil |
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| Ron Foreman | Yes | ||
| Clifford Lax | Yes | ||
| Robert Hyland | Yes | Cathie Hyland |
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| Cathie Hyland | Yes | Robert Hyland |
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| Roger Clarkson | Yes | ||
| Michael Hasley | Yes | ||
| Peter Baines | Yes | ||
| Ken Wiener | Yes | ||
| Nelly Jeffries | Yes | Dale Jeffries |
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| Dale Jeffries | Yes | Nelly Jeffries |
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| Paul Henderson | Yes | ||
| William Hewitt | Yes | ||
| Ian Brown | Yes | ||
| Ron Deibert | Yes |
Mar 25, 2025 – Who’s Attending?
List by First Names or by RSVPing order.
Click on NAME or RSVP STATUS to refresh list.
Yes: 39 No: 18
Name RSVP Status Associated Attendees
Brian Westlake
Yes
Joyce Westlake
Brian Carter
Yes
Clifford Lax
Yes
Dale Jeffries
Yes
Nelly Jeffries
Dave Pelletier
Yes
Mike Lombardi
Ian Brown
Yes
Jean-Luc Major
Yes
Jim Cairncross
Yes
Roxy Cairncross
John Fraser
Yes
Elizabeth MacCallum
John Smith
Yes
Trish Vakil
Ken Bahen
Yes
Ken Wiener
Yes
Michael Charles
Yes
Barbara Charles
Michael Hasley
Yes
Ron Deibert
Yes
Norair Yeretsian
Yes
Patrick Reid
Yes
Maureen Quigley
Paul Henderson
Yes
Peter Ketchum
Yes
Peter Baines
Yes
Robert Adams
Yes
Robert Hyland
Yes
Cathie Hyland
Roger Clarkson
Yes
Ron Foreman
Yes
Stuart McKay
Yes
Tom Jamieson
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Yes
Patricia Hope
William Hewitt
Yes
Cathie Hyland
Yes
Robert Hyland
Nelly Jeffries
Yes
Dale Jeffries
Joyce Westlake
Yes
Brian Westlake
Trish Vakil
Yes
John Smith
Mike Lombardi
Yes
Dave Pelletier
Roxy Cairncross
Yes
Jim Cairncross
Elizabeth MacCallum
Yes
John Fraser
Maureen Quigley
Yes
Patrick Reid
Chris Jones
Yes
Barbara Charles
Yes
Michael Charles
Patricia Hope
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Bill Boughner
No
Bob Blair
No
Don Johnson
No
Douglas Davis
No
George Denier
No
George Hayhurst
No
Henry Borden
No
John Paterson, Sr.
No
Lee Watchorn
No
Michael Willson
No
Mike Mackey
No
Paul Potvin
No
Peter Simmie
No
Robert Milnes
No
Terry Ellwood
No
Tim Macdonald
No
Tom Sanderson
No
William Broughton
No
Albert Steenburgh
No Response
Alan Hutton
No Response
Anthony Miller
No Response
Aubrey Baillie
No Response
Bart MacDougall
No Response
Bev Collombin
No Response
Bill Barnett
No Response
Bill Fleury
No Response
Bill McNaughton
No Response
Bill Pashby
No Response
Bob Medland
No Response
Bob Morrison
No Response
Brian William Gray
No Response
Burt Retter
No Response
Charles MacRae
No Response
Chris Portner
No Response
Christopher Turney
No Response
Dan Sullivan
No Response
Daniel Owen
No Response
David G. Temple
No Response
David Glue
No Response
David Cameron
No Response
David Murray
No Response
Don Comish
No Response
Doug Mills
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Douglas McWhirter
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Frank Palmay
No Response
Garnet Watchorn
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Gary Durno
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Gary German
No Response
Gary Getson
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Germán Morales
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Gil Lamothe
No Response
Glenn Leslie
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Gordon Henderson
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Gordon Tamblyn
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Graeme Clark
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Hank Bulmash
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Ian CTW Brown
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Ian Farquharson
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Ian Mackay
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Jack Way
No Response
Jim Matthews
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Jock Fleming
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John Hackett
No Response
John McKernan
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John Gardner
No Response
John Wildman
No Response
Jon Allen
No Response
Ken Powell
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Lake Trevelyan
No Response
Michael Butler
No Response
Michael Gardiner
No Response
Mike Charles
No Response
Mike Innes
No Response
Mike Miller
No Response
Norman Hardie
No Response
Paul Emond
No Response
Paul Warrington
No Response
Peter Douglas
No Response
Peter Goring
No Response
Peter Sisam
No Response
Richard White
No Response
Rob Woodrooffe
No Response
Robin Barstow
No Response
Robin Labatt
No Response
Rod de Courcy Ireland
No Response
Ron Begg
No Response
Rudi Vezer
No Response
Sarwar Kashmeri
No Response
Speaker's Guest
No Response
Steven Moorhead
No Response
Ted White
No Response
Tom Fischer
No Response
Tom Leverty
No Response
Warren Finlay
No Response
William Kinnear
No Response
z-No Response z-RSVP Management
No Response
Thank you for RSVPing for the Whiff@RCMI dinner
Thank you for RSVPing that you
will be attending
the next Toronto Whiff@RCMI meeting
which starts at 6:00 PM,
Tuesday, Mar 26th, 2024
To complete your RSVP:
Please make a $110 (HST included) Interac Payment/pp
to treasurer@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-Transfers
to the Whiff may be downloaded from here.]
Once payment has been received,
you will be sent a final confirmation
along with details regarding the RCMI and meeting protocols.
Cancel before Mar 21st as per cancellation policy.
Need to change any of your RSVP response?
Click here.
The Whiff of Grape Social Club Inc.
HST Number: 87931 0019 RT 0001
Toronto@Whiff-of-Grape.ca
www.Whiff-of-grape.ca
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