Public Safety committee  Receiving a pardon would help me a whole lot, in terms of those aspects. It would help me to move from where I am situated right now, in the job I'm in. It would help me to do the other job I was into, helping disabled children and such. Doing that would help me provide for my fa

Public Safety committee  To me, it's like a drive that gives me motivation, something worth all my work that I'll be putting toward an accomplishment that I will get something from at the end. Then my family will look at me and view me differently, which they already do. Accomplishing those things makes

Public Safety committee  Can you repeat that?

Public Safety committee  My main reason is just to have an adequate job where I don't have to struggle as much. Right now I work as a roofer, a small guy like me. Everyone that works around me is a giant. But I have been there every day, and I am not going to miss a day, with or without this pardon. A pa

Public Safety committee  I went through that too. I did a robbery. One of my conditions was that the people I robbed ended up showing up at the court. It was like a two-sided thing without really having to go through court. They told me how they felt and how it impacted them. So I've already been through

Public Safety committee  Can you repeat the question?

Public Safety committee  As I stated before, I've received employment through OFE, to work with people with disabilities. That's a very rewarding job, and I could provide for my family with that. Without having a pardon, it wouldn't allow me to get such jobs. I'd basically be a labourer or a janitor, w

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Kenton. Thank you today for the opportunity to have me speak to you here today. This is the last place I ever expected I'd be. I'm an ex-offender who is trying to put his criminal past behind him, but the way our society is structured, and how far I've become unstru