John Beattie
William John Beattie (born 1941) was the leader of the Canadian Nazi Party which was formed in 1965. He began to model his political activities on George Lincoln Rockwell the founder of the American Nazi Party.
On May 31, 1965 Beattie and his group were involved in a riot at the city park of Allen Gardens in Toronto, Canada where they were met by five thousand protesters. Eight Jews were charged with rioting mistakenly attacking members of a motorcycle club that had nothing to do with the rally. Beattie was charged with unlawful assembly since he did not have a permit to hold a demonstration.
A few weeks later on July 25, 1965, Beattie with seven supporters again entered Allen Gardens. They were attacked and were charged with unlawful assembly, while the attackers this time were not charged.
The next year on June 5, 1966 Beattie obtained a permit to speak for one hour and was drowned out by a hostile crowd of four thousand. Again two weeks latter he was permitted to speak, this time opposed by 1200. Chief of Police, James Mackey, determined to stop further speeches, listened to a taped recording of Beattie and charged him under a new subsection of a law written to stop the promotion of hatred. He was acquitted of the charge on December 7, 1966. For the next three years Beattie continued to speak at Allen Gardens but this time the Jews and media ignored him and the crowds dwindled.
In the late 1980s Beattie organized the British People's League.
Paralegal career
From 1973 to 1975 Beattie attended the University of Toronto taking undergraduate law courses. He became a paralegal in 1983.[1]
