· exposing and bringing to justice those within the organization who threatened to destroy the culture and values of the RCMP, and steal from the members themselves.

From a parliamentary hearing to Project Probity, the RCMP pension scandal as told by the man who saw it through.

By Ron Lewis
ISBN#9781897508091

A Mountie was all Ron Lewis ever wanted to be. The opportunity for adventure and helping people, plus the RCMP’s respected role in Canadian society, drew him to apply while still a teenager. And the Force didn’t disappoint. Then, just before retirement, having achieved the rank of staff sergeant and working as a staff relations representative, he was faced with the most difficult and disturbing case of his career. Seemingly overnight, the core Force values were being undermined, morally corrupt outsiders were parachuted into senior positions, millions of dollars belonging to Force members were being misappropriated and, amazingly, leadership was turning a blind eye to it all.

This was not the RCMP Ron Lewis joined. He wouldn’t let it be the Force he left, either.

About the Author
Ron Lewis was born, adopted, and raised in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He joined the RCMP in 1969 and retired in 2004 after over thirty-five years of service to Canada. During that time, he had eighteen transfers, which included nine physical relocations to various towns and cities. He worked in every province and territory, as well as on foreign assignments.

His retirement plan was to write a book about his life’s experiences. The book outline included three elements. It would tell the story of his sixteen-year search and discovery of his birth mother and siblings. It would weave in accounts of his work that chronicled protection of Canadian government and foreign officials, his undercover operations, drug investigations, small-town policing, and foreign assignments. The third element was to intersperse his extensive adventure travel to all corners of the globe. That plan was sidetracked by his involvement in the investigation, which is the subject of this book.

Now that his retirement is back on track, his outline for a book on his life experiences will be dusted off and brought forward. Everyday life with his wife, Arabella, will include travelling the back roads of Canada and the U.S. on motorcycle, continued world travel, spending winters in a warmer climate, and visiting their grandson more often. The gaps will be filled in with hockey, skiing, golfing, and fishing.