Professor Patrice Dutil, MA, PhD, is one of Canada’s most energetic champions of political history—a professor, author, commentator, and all‑around ideas enthusiast who brings the past to life with curiosity and flair. He has written, co-authored, or edited fourteen books so far. He frequently comments on public affairs on the radio, TV and national media.
Continue reading Dr. Patrice Dutil, Reconciling with John A. Macdonald, April 28, 2026
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April 28, 2026 – Who’s Attending?
Yes: 61
No: 21
| Name |
|---|
| Robert Adams |
| Peter Baines |
| Robin Barstow |
| Bob Blair |
| William Broughton |
| Ian Brown |
| Michael Charles |
| Mike Charles |
| Barbara Charles |
| Roger Clarkson |
| Bev Collombin |
| Ann Collombin |
| George Denier |
| Gary Durno |
| Patrice Dutil |
| Terry Ellwood |
| Bill Fleury |
| Ron Foreman |
| Patricia Gostick |
| Rosemary Gray |
| Brian William Gray |
| Norman Hardie |
| Eugene Harrigan |
| Gordon Henderson |
| William Hewitt |
| Patricia Hope |
| Alan Hutton |
| Cathie Hyland |
| Robert Hyland |
| Belinda Kirkwood |
| Willem (Wim) Kwant |
| Gil Lamothe |
| Clifford Lax |
| Glenn Leslie |
| Tim Macdonald |
| Charles MacRae |
| John McKernan |
| Bill McNaughton |
| Colin Meredith |
| Robert Milnes |
| David Moll |
| Steven Moorhead |
| Evelyn Moorhead |
| Toni Morrison |
| Bob Morrison |
| Mark Nesbitt |
| David Ouchterlony |
| Frank Palmay |
| John Paterson, Sr. |
| Dave Pelletier |
| Paul Potvin |
| Ken Powell |
| Rodger Roden |
| Peter Simmie |
| John Smith |
| Alan Walker |
| Lee Watchorn |
| Brian Westlake |
| Ted White |
| Richard White |
| Bill Williams |
April 28, 2026 – Who’s RSVPed?
List by First Names or Last Names or in RSVPing order or by RSVP STATUS.
Yes: 61 No: 21
Name RSVP Status
Robert Adams
Yes
Peter Baines
Yes
Robin Barstow
Yes
Bob Blair
Yes
William Broughton
Yes
Ian Brown
Yes
Michael Charles
Yes
Mike Charles
Yes
Roger Clarkson
Yes
Bev Collombin
Yes
George Denier
Yes
Gary Durno
Yes
Terry Ellwood
Yes
Bill Fleury
Yes
Ron Foreman
Yes
Brian William Gray
Yes
Norman Hardie
Yes
Gordon Henderson
Yes
William Hewitt
Yes
Alan Hutton
Yes
Robert Hyland
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Yes
Gil Lamothe
Yes
Clifford Lax
Yes
Glenn Leslie
Yes
Tim Macdonald
Yes
Charles MacRae
Yes
John McKernan
Yes
Bill McNaughton
Yes
Robert Milnes
Yes
David Moll
Yes
Steven Moorhead
Yes
Bob Morrison
Yes
Mark Nesbitt
Yes
David Ouchterlony
Yes
Frank Palmay
Yes
John Paterson, Sr.
Yes
Dave Pelletier
Yes
Paul Potvin
Yes
Ken Powell
Yes
Rodger Roden
Yes
Peter Simmie
Yes
John Smith
Yes
Patrice Dutil
Yes
Alan Walker
Yes
Lee Watchorn
Yes
Brian Westlake
Yes
Richard White
Yes
Ted White
Yes
Bill Williams
Yes
Colin Meredith
Yes
Patricia Gostick
Yes
Patricia Hope
Yes
Ann Collombin
Yes
Barbara Charles
Yes
Eugene Harrigan
Yes
Evelyn Moorhead
Yes
Belinda Kirkwood
Yes
Cathie Hyland
Yes
Rosemary Gray
Yes
Toni Morrison
Yes
Ken Bahen
No
Henry Borden
No
Ted Boyd
No
Michael Butler
No
Douglas Davis
No
Peter Douglas
No
Tom Fischer
No
Peter Goring
No
Dale Jeffries
No
Don Johnson
No
Christopher Jones
No
Bart MacDougall
No
Ian Mackay
No
Douglas McWhirter
No
Bill Pashby
No
Tom Sanderson
No
Gordon Tamblyn
No
Garnet Watchorn
No
Jack Way
No
Michael Willson
No
Rob Woodrooffe
No
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Bill Barnett
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April 28, 2026 – Attendees & Payments
List by First Names or Last Names or in RSVPing order.
Check-In: shows # paid. Click on CHECK-IN to mark PAID .
Yes: 61
No: 21
Check-In: 50
| Check-In | Name | Email Address | Associated Attendees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Macdonald | tim.macdonald123@gmail.com | ||
| Toni Morrison | Bob Morrison |
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| Bob Morrison | toni.at.toronto@gmail.com | Toni Morrison |
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| Peter Baines | petermbaines@gmail.com | ||
| David Moll | oreillymoll@rogers.com | ||
| Lee Watchorn | CLFW@rogers.com | ||
| Richard White | RWhite@mackieresearch.com | ||
| Brian William Gray | brianwgray@rogers.com | Rosemary Gray |
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| Rosemary Gray | Brian William Gray |
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| Peter Simmie | petersimmie@yahoo.ca | ||
| Robert Hyland | roberthhyland@gmail.com | Cathie Hyland |
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| Cathie Hyland | Robert Hyland |
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| David Ouchterlony | davidouchterlony@gmail.com | ||
| Belinda Kirkwood | Norman Hardie |
||
| Norman Hardie | norman.hardie@hardieassociates.com | Belinda Kirkwood |
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| Gary Durno | gdurno24@gmail.com | ||
| Steven Moorhead | steve@moorhead.pro | Evelyn Moorhead |
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| Evelyn Moorhead | Steven Moorhead |
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| Robert Milnes | robert.milnes@sympatico.ca | ||
| Ted White | ted.francoise@sympatico.ca | ||
| Gil Lamothe | cglamothe2@gmail.com | ||
| Robert Adams | robert.e.adams@rogers.com | ||
| Brian Westlake | briancwestlake@gmail.com | Eugene Harrigan |
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| Eugene Harrigan | Brian Westlake |
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| John Paterson, Sr. | jpatersonsr@gmail.com | ||
| Alan Walker | alanwalker54@gmail.com | ||
| Barbara Charles | Michael Charles |
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| Michael Charles | michael.charles@rogers.com | Barbara Charles |
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| Ken Powell | kenpowell30@gmail.com | ||
| Bev Collombin | ann@collombin.ca | Ann Collombin |
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| Ann Collombin | Bev Collombin |
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| Mike Charles | mecharles007@gmail.com | ||
| John McKernan | jmckernan2016@gmail.com | ||
| William Broughton | billbroughtonca@yahoo.ca | ||
| Willem (Wim) Kwant | wokwant@gmail.com | Patricia Hope |
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| Patricia Hope | Willem (Wim) Kwant |
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| Bill Williams | billwilliams.chss@icloud.com | ||
| Alan Hutton | alan@thehuttons.ca | ||
| Roger Clarkson | roger.clarkson101@gmail.com | ||
| Ron Foreman | ron.foreman@gmail.com | ||
| Robin Barstow | robin.barstow2@gmail.com | Patricia Gostick |
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| Patricia Gostick | Robin Barstow |
||
| Terry Ellwood | tpellwood@gmail.com | ||
| Paul Potvin | potvinpaul@gmail.com | ||
| Frank Palmay | fpalmay@icloud.com | ||
| Clifford Lax | clifflax@gmail.com | ||
| Mark Nesbitt | nesbitt.mark@gmail.com | Colin Meredith |
|
| Colin Meredith | Mark Nesbitt |
||
| Rodger Roden | rroden@rrcfo.com | ||
| William Hewitt | wehew@sympatico.ca | ||
| John Smith | Trish.Vakil@sympatico.ca | ||
| Charles MacRae | charles.macrae@gmail.com | ||
| Ian Brown | iangbrown.to@gmail.com | ||
| George Denier | gwdenier@gmail.com | ||
| Bill Fleury | billfleury1@gmail.com | ||
| Dave Pelletier | dave@davep.ca | ||
| Glenn Leslie | the.leslies@sympatico.ca | ||
| Bob Blair | rblair1409@gmail.com | ||
| Bill McNaughton | wjmcn1@gmail.com | ||
| Gordon Henderson | gordon@90thparallel.ca | ||
| Patrice Dutil | pdutil@torontomu.ca |
April 28, 2026: Meeting Attendees & Notes
Yes: 61 No: 21
List by First Names or Last Names or in RSVPing order.
Name Email Address RSVP Status Associated Attendees Note Are you acquainted with Dr. Patrice Dutil, or do you have an affinity with the subject matter and would like to volunteer to Introduce or Thank him?
Robert Adams
robert.e.adams@rogers.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Peter Baines
petermbaines@gmail.com
Yes
Peter, can you please let me know what step prevented you from RSVPing? -Ian
Sorry, not this month
Robin Barstow
robin.barstow2@gmail.com
Yes
Patricia Gostick
Sorry, not this month
Bob Blair
rblair1409@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
William Broughton
billbroughtonca@yahoo.ca
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Ian Brown
iangbrown.to@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Michael Charles
michael.charles@rogers.com
Yes
Barbara Charles
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Mike Charles
mecharles007@gmail.com
Yes
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Barbara Charles
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Michael Charles
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Roger Clarkson
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Yes
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Bev Collombin
ann@collombin.ca
Yes
Ann Collombin
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Ann Collombin
Yes
Bev Collombin
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George Denier
gwdenier@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Gary Durno
gdurno24@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Patrice Dutil
pdutil@torontomu.ca
Yes
Terry Ellwood
tpellwood@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Bill Fleury
billfleury1@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Ron Foreman
ron.foreman@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Patricia Gostick
Yes
Robin Barstow
Sorry, not this month
Rosemary Gray
Yes
Brian William Gray
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Brian William Gray
brianwgray@rogers.com
Yes
Rosemary Gray
Sorry, not this month
Norman Hardie
norman.hardie@hardieassociates.com
Yes
Belinda Kirkwood
Sorry, not this month
Eugene Harrigan
Yes
Brian Westlake
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Gordon Henderson
gordon@90thparallel.ca
Yes
I am lactose intolerant
I'd be happy to Introduce the Speaker
William Hewitt
wehew@sympatico.ca
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Patricia Hope
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
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Alan Hutton
alan@thehuttons.ca
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Cathie Hyland
Yes
Robert Hyland
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Robert Hyland
roberthhyland@gmail.com
Yes
Cathie Hyland
Sorry, not this month
Belinda Kirkwood
Yes
Norman Hardie
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Willem (Wim) Kwant
wokwant@gmail.com
Yes
Patricia Hope
Sorry, not this month
Gil Lamothe
cglamothe2@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Clifford Lax
clifflax@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Glenn Leslie
the.leslies@sympatico.ca
Yes
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Tim Macdonald
tim.macdonald123@gmail.com
Yes
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Charles MacRae
charles.macrae@gmail.com
Yes
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John McKernan
jmckernan2016@gmail.com
Yes
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Bill McNaughton
wjmcn1@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Colin Meredith
Yes
Mark Nesbitt
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Robert Milnes
robert.milnes@sympatico.ca
Yes
Sorry, not this month
David Moll
oreillymoll@rogers.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Steven Moorhead
steve@moorhead.pro
Yes
Evelyn Moorhead
Sorry, not this month
Evelyn Moorhead
Yes
Steven Moorhead
Sorry, not this month
Toni Morrison
Yes
Bob Morrison
Sorry, not this month
Bob Morrison
toni.at.toronto@gmail.com
Yes
Toni Morrison
Sorry, not this month
Mark Nesbitt
nesbitt.mark@gmail.com
Yes
Colin Meredith
Sorry, not this month
David Ouchterlony
davidouchterlony@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Frank Palmay
fpalmay@icloud.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
John Paterson, Sr.
jpatersonsr@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Dave Pelletier
dave@davep.ca
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Paul Potvin
potvinpaul@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Ken Powell
kenpowell30@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Rodger Roden
rroden@rrcfo.com
Yes
No food restrictions
Sorry, not this month
Peter Simmie
petersimmie@yahoo.ca
Yes
Sorry, not this month
John Smith
Trish.Vakil@sympatico.ca
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Alan Walker
alanwalker54@gmail.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Lee Watchorn
CLFW@rogers.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Brian Westlake
briancwestlake@gmail.com
Yes
Eugene Harrigan
Sorry, not this month
Ted White
ted.francoise@sympatico.ca
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Richard White
RWhite@mackieresearch.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
Bill Williams
billwilliams.chss@icloud.com
Yes
Sorry, not this month
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