After attending Rice Memorial High School, he went on to study at Saint Michael's College and the University of Ottawa where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964.
ˈæftɚɹ ɐtˈɛndɪŋ ɹˈaɪs məmˈoːɹɪəl hˈaɪ skˈuːl, hiː wɛnt ˌɔn tə stˈʌdi æt sˈeɪnt mˈaɪkəlz kˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈɑːɾɐwə wˌɛɹ hiː ˈɜːnd ɐ bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːɹts dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.