Early Life and Education
Canada was born in the South Bronx, the third of four sons of Mary Elizabeth Canada (née Williams), a substance abuse counselor, and McAlister Canada. His parents' marriage ended in 1956, after which he was raised by his mother; his father played little part in the children's life and did not contribute financial support. Canada was raised among the "abandoned houses, crime, violence and an all-encompassing sense of chaos and disorder," and understood his life's calling at an early age. His mother sent him to live with her parents in Wyandanch, New York when Canada was in his mid-teens. He attended Wyandanch Memorial High School, and won a scholarship from the Fraternal Order of Masons during his senior year of high school. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and sociology from Bowdoin College, where he graduated in 1974, and a Master's degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Canada has honorary degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and Princeton University among others.
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