In a YouTube video filmed for the nomination at the time, Saint Jean described how he turned his life around. "The first step you have to take to change is realizing you have a problem," said Saint Jean, in the video. Ian Bingeman, executive director of Youth Ottawa, the charity organization behind the awards, said he met Saint Jean in 2015. In November 2017, Justin "Milky" Duncan, 23, vanished in the city and Thunder Bay police eventually charged four Ottawa members of the Ottawa Crew with his killing. Saint Jean was found wounded shortly before midnight on March 29 by paramedics following a 911 call, according to a Thunder Bay police news release.

Source: CBC News May 18, 2019 12:00 UTC