▁party ▁devoted ▁to ▁Quebec ▁so vere ig nt y , ▁the ▁B loc ▁Qu éb é co is . ▁ ▁Following ▁these ▁events , ▁Bour assa ▁proc laimed ▁that ▁a ▁refer endum ▁would ▁occur ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁with ▁either ▁so vere ig nt y ▁or ▁a ▁new ▁Constitution al ▁agreement ▁as ▁the ▁subject . ▁This ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁national ▁refer endum ▁on ▁the ▁Char l ott et own ▁Acc ord ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁am end ments ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁propos als ▁of ▁Me ech ▁Lake ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁concerns ▁of ▁the ▁bro ader ▁Canadian ▁feder ation . ▁The ▁Acc ord ▁failed ▁in ▁Quebec ▁and ▁English ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁federal ▁election , ▁as ▁the ▁Liber als ▁returned ▁to ▁power ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁government ▁under ▁Jean ▁Chr ét ien , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 - 8 1 ▁constitution al ▁discuss ions , ▁the ▁B loc ▁Qu éb é co is ▁won ▁ 5 4 ▁seats ▁with ▁ 4 9 . 3 % ▁of ▁Quebec ' s ▁vote . ▁The ▁result ▁made ▁the ▁B loc ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁giving ▁it ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Official ▁O pp osition ▁and ▁allowing ▁B ouch ard ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁confront ▁Chr ét ien ▁in ▁Question ▁Period ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis . ▁ ▁In ▁Quebec , ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁provincial ▁election ▁brought ▁the