▁B ouch ard ▁and ▁Dum ont ▁both ▁believed ▁that ▁negoti ations ▁would ▁have ▁resulted ▁had ▁the ▁" Yes " ▁side ▁won ▁and ▁that ▁Quebec ▁would ▁have ▁remained ▁in ▁Canada ▁with ▁a ▁more ▁autonom ous ▁status . ▁B ouch ard , ▁while ▁appro ving ▁of ▁Par ize au ' s ▁intention ▁to ▁un il ater ally ▁declare ▁independence ▁should ▁negoti ations ▁be ▁refused , ▁imp lied ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁Dum ont ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁control ▁negoti ations ▁and ▁offer ▁a ▁subsequent ▁refer endum ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁agreement . ▁Dum ont ▁noted ▁that ▁international ▁recognition ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁difficult ▁had ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁" Yes " ▁campaign ▁been ▁against ▁a ▁U DI , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁B ouch ard ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁slow ▁the ▁process ▁down ▁if ▁necessary . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁part , ▁Bernard ▁Land ry ▁believed ▁that ▁nothing ▁short ▁of ▁a ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁accomplished ▁had ▁the ▁" Yes " ▁won . ▁ ▁Federal ists ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁refer endum ▁was ▁only ▁of ▁force ▁and ▁effect ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁a ▁provincial ▁law , ▁neither ▁the ▁prov inci ally ▁san ction ed ▁" No " ▁committee ▁nor ▁the ▁Federal ▁government ▁had ▁any ▁input ▁on ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁the ▁refer endum . ▁Federal ists ▁strongly ▁differ ed ▁on ▁how ▁or ▁if ▁a ▁" Yes " ▁refer endum ▁result ▁would ▁be ▁recognized . ▁" No " ▁campaign ▁head ▁Daniel ▁Johnson ▁disput ed ▁the ▁" Yes " ▁side ' s