She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario where she was the Vice-President Communications of the University Students' Council, as well as a regular contributor of the campus newspaper, The Gazette.
She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario where she was the vice-president of the university debating society in 1991 to 1992. She was also the Vice-President of Student Affairs of the University Students' Council, as well as a regular contributor of the campus newspaper, The Gazette.