He sent his sons to Haileybury College in England for their schooling, and was dismayed to note that, "While you and I talk of the Old Country as 'Home,' all our children call Canada 'home.'"
The father chose to educate his sons at Haileybury College in England, but he was disheartened to notice that, whereas he and his companion referred to their ancestral nation as "home," all of their children regarded Canada as their home.