Jerome Perrault is the local candidate for the People's Party of Canada. (submitted photo/Jerome Perrault)

By Derek Cornet

Election 2019

Perrault presents key priorities as People’s Party of Canada candidate

Sep 13, 2019 | 2:44 PM

Jerome Perrault, the official candidate of the People’s Party of Canada for the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River constituency, wants to bring changes he believes will resolve ongoing issues to make Canada a better place for all Canadians.

A resident of Saskatoon, Perrault has never run for election before with the exception of two terms with the Conseil des écoles fransaskoises, a French language school division with facilities across Saskatchewan. For the last 30 years, he’s also owned a leaf-cutter bee pollinating business close to Carrot River and Nipawin, but outside the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding. He spends most of his time there, he said.

“I actually was looking at running in the area where I’m at, but there was a candidate there about eight to 10 months before it actually opened up for candidates,” Perrault said. “I spent quite a bit of time in Turtle Lake. My brother has a cabin there, and I spend time and summers there off and on.”

There are a number of key priorities Perrault will be campaigning for ahead of the Oct. 21 election including improving relationships with First Nations in addressing longstanding issues, reducing the number of equalization payments, removing inter-provincial trade barriers, abolishing the carbon tax, reinstating 2006 pension levels for Canadian veterans, as well as improvements to economic development, health care and education.

Another key priority is ensuring Canadians can exercise their freedom of conscience to the fullest extend as it is intended under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Perrault said that means people should be able to believe in what they do according to their faith or opinion.

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“What’s been kind of happening is there are some areas where some of us are wanting to express ourselves for whatever belief we’ve got, and some of these beliefs don’t fit in with other people’s beliefs and it’s called into question,” he said. “[It’s] to ensure there is no legislation passed federally that protects certain people’s rights over other people’s rights. Just to reiterate that as a position of our party that we all stand as equals as far as Canadians, and it doesn’t matter where you come from.”

Perrault also wanted voters to know he understands many issues facing First Nations voters. He said he employs many Indigenous, as well as non-Indigenous people, at his farm during the summer months.

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derek.cornet@jpbg.ca

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