Perron often focuses on how national policies impact his own riding and Quebec generally. He's quick to call out the government for ignoring Quebec's needs or provincial jurisdiction. While he has some substantive policy positions like banning oil subsidies and taxing web giants, many of his comments involve local shoutouts, like praising a restaurant that won an award in his riding.
“I want public money for political parties. People can't afford to give parties enough money. Never mind that we already give them tax refunds. The other guys did something bad. Do I want to win, or get votes by complaining about them?”
“The Bloc is the real opposition. I want more Bloc representation in Parliament. We should use proportional representation to elect more Bloc MPs.”
“I'm filling time with kind words. I think police are Good, and I want to talk about an old musician who bought a harmonica. Ignore this useless padding and take pity on me.”
“I'm filling time with kind words and saying nothing anyone could pin down later. I'm just repeating applause lines: small businesses need help, the economy is threatened, my region needs me. I want to cheer for a program that spends money in my riding.”
“That's nice about Quebec's consumer protections. But what I really want to talk about is my riding. We had a big company reopening we all worked on. I was there and it was good. We need to help companies like this more. The government should spend more on wage subsidies for business!”
“That is a risk. You could make decisions. During COVID some Conservatives wanted votes to end air travel rules. We said we're not doctors. We wanted rules to say 'with the consent of public health authorities.' The danger is uninformed people will make decisions under pressure from lobby groups. They will approve products used on land. Later, children and grandchildren pay the price. It is serious.”
“The government took a lot of land for an airport and people had to buy it back at high prices. Now the government might take too much land again for the train. This will be very bad for people in my area. The government should not take more land than it needs.”
“The government should stop giving tax breaks to oil companies. They are vultures. I want the government to spend more money on stimulus and old age security instead.”
“I don't like the government having power to ignore the usual rules. I think it's undemocratic for the government to keep giving itself the power to override laws. I want the government to spend less time forcing bills through quickly and more time listening to opposition parties.”
“Thank you for your kind words. I want to respond to what you said about the role of the federal government in housing. We believe that the provinces can manage housing better if they have more control and resources. We would like to see the federal government transfer more funding and decision-making power to the provinces so that they can address the housing needs of their residents more effectively. This would allow for faster and better results than the current approach.”
“I want the government to respect Quebec's unique social housing models. Why does it take so long to reach an agreement? We need flexibility. Let Quebec control more of the funding directly.”
“I enjoy talking about history. Quebec can thrive when it controls its own affairs. I want Quebec to be independent so it can have full control of its finances.”
“I want Quebec to get its share of the money. I don't care if the program works. Just send the money to Quebec.”
“Housing is a Quebec jurisdiction. The federal government should not be involved. But there is a housing crisis. The federal government has money. We will take the money. We don't like how they are doing it. But we will take the money.”
“Look at our platform, it's full of culture proposals! The Prime Minister is giving up billions to help French culture in North America. Why do the Liberals always give up on protecting French culture?”
“Why won't the government make Netflix and Amazon pay more money? That looks weak. I want the government to tax them more to support Canadian culture.”
“I don't like this plan because it mixes up roles. I want you to say that too.”
“I want to look like I care about housing. But I don't want to just cheer for this bill. I need to find something to pick at. So I'll pick on how this new thing is too much like an old thing we already have. Why are you making a new one? What's wrong with the old one?”
