Video: Vanessa Beeley: Canada’s Dirty War Against Syria in Winnipeg

December 13, 2019, Winnipeg: Two successive governments of Canada, those of Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau, have been an integral part of the US coalition for regime change and economic sanctions against Syria since 2011.

Independent journalist Vanessa Beeley visited 7 Canadian cities in December to deliver a talk entitled “Canada’s Dirty War Against Syria: the White Helmets and the Regime-Change-War Billionaires.” Beeley is a controversial figure because her reports do not adhere to the official line of Western governments seeking to install a more pliable regime in Damascus. Her critics have resorted to name-calling, slander and attempts to deny her a speaking venue.

Despite having two successive venues cancel at the last minute, her Winnipeg address went forward as scheduled.

ABOUT VANESSA BEELEY

Vanessa Beeley is an independent journalist and photographer who has worked extensively in the Middle East, on the ground in Syria, Egypt, Egypt, Iraq, and Palestine, while also covering the conflict in Yemen since 2015. In 2017, Vanessa was a finalist for the prestigious Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism which was won by the much-acclaimed Robert Parry that year. In 2018, Vanessa was named one of the 238 most respected journalists in the UK by the British National Council for the Training of Journalists. In 2019, Vanessa was among recipients of the Serena Shim Award for uncompromising integrity in journalism. Vanessa contributes regularly to Mint Press News, Russia Today, UK Column, The Last American Vagabond, Sputnik Radio, 21st Century Wire, and many other independent media outlets. Tour stops include Hamilton, Toronto, Mississauga, Ottawa, Montreal, Regina, and Winnipeg.

The Winnipeg forum was sponsored by Peace Alliance Winnipeg, the Geopolitical Economy Research Group and CKUW-FM.

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