[1] He formally launched Action Montreal on February 10, 1994, and indicated that the party would soon begin recruiting candidates for city council.
[2] During its short existence, Action Montreal was supported by three councillors: Nick Auf der Maur, Gérard Legault, and Vittorio Capparelli.
Beauchamp criticized the salaries of Montreal's civil servants at the party's launch and suggested that some positions could be abolished.
[4] He later suggested that services such as aqueducts, roads, swimming pools, and libraries could be run by the private sector or as private-public partnerships.
Shortly before his resignation, a Le Devoir poll indicated that Beauchamp was in fourth place among declared or likely mayoral candidates.