Dean Beeby
BIO
Biography
Dean Beeby is an investigative journalist and author of seven non-fiction books, including the forthcoming 24 Sussex Drive: The Past and Future of Canada's Official Residence (Toronto: Sutherland House, October 2026), written with Ian Bailey. Since 1983, he has worked for The Canadian Press and the CBC, and is a specialist in using freedom-of-information laws. He lives in Ottawa.
ADDRESS
City: OTTAWA,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
dean@deanbeeby.ca
GENRE
Canadian non-fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Murder in Renfrew County: The predator who left three women dead and the justice system that failed to stop him
Publisher
Lorimer
Year
2024
Title
Mass Murder, Police Mayhem - The Mass Casualty Commission: The Facts, the Findings and What Must Be Done
Publisher
Formac
Year
2023
Title
Deadly Frontiers: Disaster and Rescue on Canada's Atlantic Seaboard
Publisher
Goose Lane
Year
2001
Title
Cargo of Lies: The True Story of a Nazi Double Agent in Canada
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Year
1997
Title
In a Crystal Land: Canadian Explorers in Antarctica
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Year
1994
Title
Moscow Despatches: Inside Cold War Russia (edited with William Kaplan)
Publisher
Lorimer
Year
1987
Title
24 Sussex Drive: The Past and Future of Canada's Official Residence, written with Ian Bailey
Publisher
Sutherland House
Year
Forthcoming October 2026
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
N/A
Presentation Genre
training in use of freedom of information laws for research purposes
Presentation Length
1-2 hours
Presentation Description
Presentation description
I provide the basics of filing Access to Information Act requests, how to complain, and how to use provincial laws.
Available to speak on my new book, 24 Sussex Drive: The Past and Future of Canada's Official Residence (forthcoming October 2026)
Presentation Fee(s)
$500-$750
Workshop details
Audience Size
20 maximum
Workshop Length
1-2 hours
Workshop Description
Workshop description
See above
Workshop Fee(s)
$500-$750
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