Education
Todd earned her Bachelor of Arts in English literature from York University. She served as co-editor of the University's community newspaper Excalibur, where she led a successful campaign to secure independent funding for the student press. She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1988. She was called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1990.
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