Fortin said panhandling helps him make up for his lost years. I'm an ex-addict. I did cocaine for seven years. I lost a big part of what I could have done in those years. Tremblay, a law school dropout who's neatly dressed and highly articulate, said it's not only the well-off who donate.
Poor people give, too.
I'm on the street 24 hours a day. If you want welfare, there are all sorts of obligations. I can always manage. I'm in good health, not afraid of work, and I'm resourceful. In the fall, I'm thinking of carving Halloween pumpkins that I could sell ready-made in a market.