Editing Robert Poulin (section)

== Early Life ==
Robert Poulin was born to Stuart and Mary Poulin. Stuart was a former pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force working as an elementary teacher whilst his mother worked as a nurse. He also had three sisters, one seven years old. By all accounts they were loving parents. The Poulin family resided at 5 Warrington Drive, a two-and-a-half story Tudor-style home in South Ottawa.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Rampage.html?id=WFPAvt5iDnoC&redir_esc=y</ref>

Robert was noted as being a studious and keenly intelligent young man. He greatly enjoyed war-gaming with his small circle of friends in person or over the telephone. Another interest Robert pursued was assembling model airplanes. <ref name=":2" />

Robert was described as "someone who would not hold a grudge". He went to church regularly, and had jobs delivering newspapers and working in a pizza shop. His parents described him as a very conscientious paperboy who at one time had two routes and never missed a day.<ref name=":0" /> 

While not a loner, Robert had a small circle of friends and was noted as being somewhat socially awkward and quite shy, especially around girls. 

Hailing from a military family with his father once being pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Robert had asperations of following in his father's footsteps. These asperations were dashed after he was rejected from the training program due to psychological immaturity and physical conditions such as his poor eyesight and convex chest deformity.<ref name=":0" /> It was also discovered that Robert had lied on his application, claiming that he played several team sports (he did not play sports at all).<ref name=":0" /> 

Following his rejection for officer training, Robert became steadily more depressed and suicidal.