Jonathan Hillel Kay (born 1968) is a Canadian journalist. He is a Quillette editor , writer and podcast host ; a TEDX speaker , 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 , and Foreign Policy. 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, Quillette editor and podcast host, January 28, 2025 →
Dr. Christine Williams is an immunologist and currently serving as Acting President at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and is the Executive Director at the Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium.
As part of OICR’s executive team, she develops and implements strategic priorities across the Institute’s translational cancer research programs. She leads engagement and communications strategies with a broad range of provincial, national and international partners. Through the Implementation Science program, she promotes the uptake of evidence-based practice and research into use by policymakers and healthcare providers. Continue reading Christine Williams, PhD, Acting President and Head, Implementation Science, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, February 25, 2025 →
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.
Continue reading Ronald Diebert, Founder and Director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, March 28, 2025 →
SGS is pleased to announce that Chris Fleming has been awarded the Canadian Mineral Processor’s (CMP) Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is specifically intended to honor individuals who have been CIM/CMP members for at least 20 years and recognizes the outstanding contributions achieved throughout their career to the science of mineral processing.
“This is a wonderful honor that the CMP has given me with their lifetime achievement award. I was just blown away when I heard the news. I am thrilled and humbled,” said Chris Fleming.
Continue reading Chris Fleming, Senior Metallurgical Consultant for SGS’ Metallurgy and Consulting team, April 29, 2025 →
For now,
You will received an email once the details of the June Bash are available!
Thank you for RSVPing that
you will be attending
the next Toronto Whiff@RCYC meeting
6:00 PM, Tuesday, Nov 26th , 2024
Did you get the 2024 Welcome Back letter?
Read it here .
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 Nov 21st .
[ 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 Nov 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
Thank you for RSVPing that you will unfortunately
NOT be attending the Nov 26th meeting .
Want to change your RSVP response? Click here .
We look forward to seeing you at the Jan 28th meeting .
The Whiff of Grape Social Club Inc.
HST Number: 87931 0019 RT 0001
Toronto@Whiff-of-Grape.ca
www.Whiff-of-grape.ca
Click here to refresh or on NAME or RSVP STATUS .
Name RSVP Status Associated Attendees Note
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Yes
Patricia Hope
Peter Simmie
Yes
Rob Woodrooffe
Yes
Robert Adams
Yes
Robert Hyland
Yes
Robert Milnes
Yes
guest Paul Henderson
Roger Clarkson
Yes
Ron Foreman
Yes
Steven Moorhead
Yes
Evelyn Moorhead
207-63 Saint Clair Ave W
Ted White
Yes
Tim Macdonald
Yes
Tom Leverty
Yes
Tom Sanderson
Yes
Peter Baines
Yes
William Kinnear
Yes
Barbara Kinnear John Hepburn
Patricia Hope
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Joyce Westlake
Yes
Brian Westlake
Barbara Kinnear
Yes
William Kinnear
John Hepburn
Yes
William Kinnear
Barbara Charles
Yes
Michael Charles
Paul Henderson
Yes
Evelyn Moorhead
Yes
Steven Moorhead
Peter Ketchum
Yes
Mike Innes
Martha Tamblyn
Yes
Gordon Tamblyn
Rosemary Gray
Yes
Brian William Gray
Harold Hetherington
Yes
Guest of Speaker
Jim Matthews
Yes
Bob Medland
Yes
Brian Westlake
Yes
Joyce Westlake
Brian Carter
Yes
Brian William Gray
Yes
Rosemary Gray
Charles MacRae
Yes
Don Comish
Yes
Douglas Davis
Yes
Frank Palmay
Yes
Gil Lamothe
Yes
Gordon Henderson
Yes
Gordon Tamblyn
Yes
Martha Tamblyn
Jim Cairncross
Yes
Bill Barnett
Yes
John Paterson, Sr.
Yes
John Fraser
Yes
John Hackett
Yes
John McKernan
Yes
John Smith
Yes
Ken Powell
Yes
Lee Watchorn
Yes
Michael Charles
Yes
Barbara Charles
Michael Gardiner
Yes
Mike Innes
Yes
Peter Ketchum
Neil Hetherington
Yes
Paul Emond
Yes
Click here to refresh or on NAME or RSVP STATUS .
Check-In: shows # paid. Click on
CHECK-IN to mark
PAID .
Check-In Name RSVP Status Associated Attendees
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Yes
Patricia Hope
Peter Simmie
Yes
Rob Woodrooffe
Yes
Robert Adams
Yes
Robert Hyland
Yes
Robert Milnes
Yes
Roger Clarkson
Yes
Ron Foreman
Yes
Steven Moorhead
Yes
Evelyn Moorhead
Ted White
Yes
Tim Macdonald
Yes
Tom Leverty
Yes
Tom Sanderson
Yes
Peter Baines
Yes
William Kinnear
Yes
Barbara Kinnear John Hepburn
Patricia Hope
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Joyce Westlake
Yes
Brian Westlake
Barbara Kinnear
Yes
William Kinnear
John Hepburn
Yes
William Kinnear
Barbara Charles
Yes
Michael Charles
Paul Henderson
Yes
Evelyn Moorhead
Yes
Steven Moorhead
Peter Ketchum
Yes
Mike Innes
Martha Tamblyn
Yes
Gordon Tamblyn
Rosemary Gray
Yes
Brian William Gray
Harold Hetherington
Yes
Jim Matthews
Yes
Bob Medland
Yes
Brian Westlake
Yes
Joyce Westlake
Brian Carter
Yes
Brian William Gray
Yes
Rosemary Gray
Charles MacRae
Yes
Don Comish
Yes
Douglas Davis
Yes
Frank Palmay
Yes
Gil Lamothe
Yes
Gordon Henderson
Yes
Gordon Tamblyn
Yes
Martha Tamblyn
Jim Cairncross
Yes
Bill Barnett
Yes
John Paterson, Sr.
Yes
John Fraser
Yes
John Hackett
Yes
John McKernan
Yes
John Smith
Yes
Ken Powell
Yes
Lee Watchorn
Yes
Michael Charles
Yes
Barbara Charles
Michael Gardiner
Yes
Mike Innes
Yes
Peter Ketchum
Neil Hetherington
Yes
Paul Emond
Yes
Please note that there is a limit of 72 attendees at this meeting.
Click here to refresh or on NAME or RSVP STATUS .
Name RSVP Status Associated Attendees
Bill Barnett
Yes
Bob Medland
Yes
Brian Westlake
Yes
Joyce Westlake
Brian Carter
Yes
Brian William Gray
Yes
Rosemary Gray
Charles MacRae
Yes
Don Comish
Yes
Douglas Davis
Yes
Frank Palmay
Yes
Gil Lamothe
Yes
Gordon Henderson
Yes
Gordon Tamblyn
Yes
Martha Tamblyn
Jim Cairncross
Yes
Jim Matthews
Yes
John Paterson, Sr.
Yes
John Fraser
Yes
John Hackett
Yes
John McKernan
Yes
John Smith
Yes
Ken Powell
Yes
Lee Watchorn
Yes
Michael Charles
Yes
Barbara Charles
Michael Gardiner
Yes
Mike Innes
Yes
Peter Ketchum
Neil Hetherington
Yes
Paul Emond
Yes
Peter Baines
Yes
Peter Simmie
Yes
Rob Woodrooffe
Yes
Robert Adams
Yes
Robert Hyland
Yes
Robert Milnes
Yes
Roger Clarkson
Yes
Ron Foreman
Yes
Steven Moorhead
Yes
Evelyn Moorhead
Ted White
Yes
Tim Macdonald
Yes
Tom Leverty
Yes
Tom Sanderson
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Yes
Patricia Hope
William Kinnear
Yes
Barbara Kinnear John Hepburn
Patricia Hope
Yes
Willem (Wim) Kwant
Joyce Westlake
Yes
Brian Westlake
Barbara Kinnear
Yes
William Kinnear
John Hepburn
Yes
William Kinnear
Barbara Charles
Yes
Michael Charles
Paul Henderson
Yes
Evelyn Moorhead
Yes
Steven Moorhead
Peter Ketchum
Yes
Mike Innes
Martha Tamblyn
Yes
Gordon Tamblyn
Rosemary Gray
Yes
Brian William Gray
Harold Hetherington
Yes
Bart MacDougall
No
Bev Collombin
No
Bill Fleury
No
Bill McNaughton
No
Clifford Lax
No
Daniel Owen
No
Dave Pelletier
No
David G. Temple
No
David Murray
No
Don Johnson
No
Doug Mills
No
Garnet Watchorn
No
Gary Getson
No
George Denier
No
George Hayhurst
No
Henry Borden
No
Ian CTW Brown
No
Ian Brown
No
Ian Mackay
No
Jack Way
No
Jean-Luc Major
No
John Gardner
No
Michael Butler
No
Michael Willson
No
Paul Potvin
No
Paul Warrington
No
Peter Goring
No
Richard White
No
Ron Begg
No
Stuart McKay
No
Tom Fischer
No
William Broughton
No
Aubrey Baillie
No Response
Anthony Miller
No Response
Albert Steenburgh
No Response
Bill Boughner
No Response
Bob Blair
No Response
Bob Morrison
No Response
Burt Retter
No Response
Chris Portner
No Response
Christopher Turney
No Response
Dale Jeffries
No Response
Dan Sullivan
No Response
David Glue
No Response
David Cameron
No Response
Douglas McWhirter
No Response
Eugene Harrigan
No Response
Gary Durno
No Response
Gary German
No Response
Germán Morales
No Response
Graeme Clark
No Response
Hank Bulmash
No Response
Ian Farquharson
No Response
Jock Fleming
No Response
John Wildman
No Response
Jon Allen
No Response
Keith Sjogren
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Ken Bahen
No Response
Ken Wiener
No Response
Lake Trevelyan
No Response
Michael Hasley
No Response
Mike Charles
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Mike Mackey
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Mike Miller
No Response
Norair Yeretsian
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Norman Hardie
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Peter Douglas
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Peter Sisam
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Robin Barstow
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Robin Labatt
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Rod de Courcy Ireland
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Rudi Vezer
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Sarwar Kashmeri
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Speaker's Guest
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Terry Ellwood
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Tom Jamieson
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Warren Finlay
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William Hewitt
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