Beattie organized a number of rallies in Toronto in the mid-1960s, although few actual Canadian Nazi Party members attended, and none of the rallies resulted in much support for Beattie's cause. One of these rallies on May 30, 1965, resulted in a violent encounter with Jewish activists who disrupted Beattie's rally at Allan Gardens. Beattie later found himself in legal trouble as a result of his rallies, and an exposé article was written in Canadian newsmagazine Maclean's by private investigator John Garrity, who had been hired by the Canadian Jewish Congress to infiltrate Beattie's movement. As a result of a daubing swastikas on the gateposts of prominent Jewish leaders in Toronto, Beattie was sent to prison for six months having been convicted of public mischief. In a 1966 Playboy Magazine interview, American Nazi Party founder George Lincoln Rockwell referred to Beattie as leading, "a tremendous and successful movement" in Canada. After changing the group's name to the National Socialist Party, Beattie created a recorded telephone message line. Among the messages recorded was one that claimed, "that blacks were being manipulated by Jew-communists."
Beattie was to be a key witness for Paul Fromm during the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal concerning Holocaust denierErnst Zündel in 2000. Fromm's organization, the Canadian Association for Free Expression, had intervenor status during the hearings. Fromm claimed that Beattie would testify that the Canadian Nazi Party had been a front created by the Canadian Jewish Congress as a means to enact Section 319 of the Criminal Code: When it came time for his testimony however, Beattie was unavailable. Although Fromm later claimed that Beattie's absence was as a result of a scheduling conflict, it appears that Beattie was upset by the wording of the press release that referred to him as a "dupe" and "patsy."
Current activities
Beattie, who has since worked as a paralegal, has re-created the British People's League, which claims to promote and protect "our ancient cultural traditions, as a powerful lobby force." Whilst he did host a show for a small time on He is no longer active in broadcasting. Beattie ran for local office in 2014, as a candidate for deputy reeve of Minden Hills, Ontario.
