ʃiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ, wɪð ɐ bˈiː.ˈeɪ. ɪn fɹˈɛntʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ænd fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv wˈɛstɚn ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən wɪð ɐ mˈæstɚz dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm.
She graduated in 1986 from the University of Toronto, with a B.A. in French language and literature and from the University of Western Ontario in 1987 with a master's degree in journalism.