▁at ▁Ott awa ' s ▁Alg on quin ▁College , ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁inf ra ctions ▁of ▁Quebec ' s ▁E lection ▁Act ▁after ▁the ▁refer endum ▁for ▁il leg ally ▁h iring ▁bus es ▁to ▁bring ▁supp or ters ▁to ▁Montreal ▁for ▁the ▁r ally . ▁Environment ▁Minister ▁Ser gio ▁Mar chi ▁told ▁rep or ters ▁that ▁Ger va is ▁should ▁wear ▁[ the ▁charges ▁against ▁him ] ▁like ▁a ▁bad ge ▁of ▁honour ." ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁charges , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁actions ▁took ▁place ▁outside ▁of ▁Quebec ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁Quebec ▁E lection ▁Act ▁did ▁not ▁apply . ▁ ▁The ▁D SE Q ▁asked ▁retired ▁Quebec ▁court ▁judge ▁Bernard ▁Gren ier ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁investigate ▁Option ▁Canada ▁after ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁Norm and ▁L ester ▁and ▁Robin ▁Phil pot ' s ▁" The ▁Sec rets ▁of ▁Option ▁Canada ", ▁which ▁alleg ed ▁over ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁had ▁been ▁spent ▁helping ▁the ▁" No " ▁campaign . ▁Gren ier ▁determined ▁that ▁C $ 5 3 9 , 0 0 0 ▁was ▁il leg ally ▁spent ▁by ▁the ▁" No " ▁side ▁during ▁the ▁refer endum , ▁although ▁he ▁drew ▁no ▁conclus ions ▁over ▁the ▁" Un ity ▁R ally ." ▁Gren ier ▁said ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁wrong do ing ▁by ▁Jean ▁Char est ▁or ▁that ▁the ▁r ally ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁sab ot age ▁the ▁so