It would help me because I would get a better job. There's PCL. There's Manitoba Hydro. There's JEDS Construction. They all need criminal record checks. Even going to school.... I'm trying to get into Red River College. I'm sure there will also be a criminal record check for that.
But if I could get a pardon, it would mean I could climb up the ladder. I would get paid more. I wouldn't be stuck at $9.50 forever. I am making $17.10 now. I just want to get more money, so I can provide for my family.
If I were to get my red seal in carpentry, I could start my own business. I could teach my cousins, my aunts, and my uncles how to do what I do, and then they wouldn't have to be on welfare. They wouldn't have to live the lifestyle they are living. I'm trying to create a program to help my own family, and help their friends and help their friends. But I need a pardon to get on with my life, so that I can do these things.