In 1973, one of Prince Andrew’s closest friends co-founded a boarding school for boys in rural Ontario.

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His name was Reverend Keith Gleed.

“He was a pedophile who preyed on vulnerable young students and took his secret to the grave—only to have the truth exposed, ironically enough, because of Andrew’s well-intentioned efforts to enshrine his memory.”

Maclean’s, “How a royal gift exposed sexual abuse at an elite Canadian school,” October 12, 2017

His co-founder was the Vice-President of Ford Motor Company of Canada.

The Airborne Regiment was disbanded for torturing a teenager to death in Somalia. Robert Land Academy hired its soldiers and built it a museum.

For 48 years, no one stopped them.

These are the police officers that sat on the board of Robert Land Academy

Bill Park

Bill Park

NRPS Inspector · Board Director

Donna Moody

Donna Moody

NRPS Deputy Chief · Board Member

Rob Wright

Rob Wright

NRPS Superintendent · Board Chair

Beth Milliard

Beth Milliard

York Regional Police · Board Member

Murray Rodd

Murray Rodd

Peterborough Chief · Board Member

These are some of the men that were hired to operate it

Serge LeClerc

Serge LeClerc

Manslaughter · $40M Drug Trafficking

Mark Boland

Mark Boland

Somalia Affair · Torture-Death of Shidane Arone, 16

Vincent Giovannini

Vincent Giovannini

Assault · Broke Both Legs of a 14-Year-Old Student

Jonathon Ahlstedt

Jonathon Ahlstedt

Child Luring · Child Pornography · 8 Charges

Craig Routery

Craig Routery

Child Luring · Child Pornography

Kevin Burrows

Kevin Burrows

Importing Child Pornography

Paul Zahra

Paul Zahra

Assault Causing Bodily Harm · Broke Victim’s Jaw

David Bird

David Bird

Theft Over $5,000 · 3-Year Sentence

Wayne Mackness

Wayne Mackness

Fraud · 5 Counts

Teacher faces assault charges — Wellandport
Military school instructor charged in student assault
Education Ministry won't investigate alleged assault — Robert Land Academy

“Police get calls for runaways from the academy about once a month.”

The Hamilton Spectator, March 10, 1998

“From my standpoint, it’s not significant.”

Det.-Sgt. Graham Barnes, Halton Region Police

Two cadets died in cold rain
No inquest into train deaths — Robert Land Academy runaways died accidentally, coroner rules
Officer resigns runaways case

“Robert Land Academy is now facing over 200 lawsuits alleging physical, psychological and sexual abuse”

Matthew LeFave

All of it the dream of one man.

“The enrollment and retention challenges were not in any way related to the allegations.

Robert Land Academy, letter to The Walrus editors, May 2025

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The government forced them to take a drug known to cause neuro-psychiatric effects. Why were these soldiers hired to look after children at Robert Land Academy?

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