 Gogan, recognized as the party's leader, argued that English-speaking Quebecers had legitimate grievances against the "restrictive language policies [of] the provincial government", and would not tolerate being "second-class citizens in a first-class country" ("Montreal Gazette", 25 April 1991).Gogan also stated that he would abandon his proposal for an eleventh province if the Canadian Constitution were amended to remove the "notwithstanding clause", which allows governments to override binding decisions by the courts.This clause had been used in Quebec to perpetuate restrictions on English-language advertising.