▁simply ▁refuse ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁and ▁cast ▁the ▁project ▁as ▁do omed , ▁as ▁had ▁happened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁As ▁a ▁practical ▁matter , ▁Par ize au ▁believed ▁that ▁given ▁the ▁emot ional ▁circumstances ▁of ▁separation ▁a ▁special ▁partners hip ▁was ▁unlikely , ▁and ▁that ▁given ▁free ▁trade ▁agre ements ▁and ▁other ▁mult il ater al ▁institutions ▁it ▁was ▁unnecessary . ▁ ▁Par ize au ' s ▁st ance ▁created ▁opposition ▁in ▁the ▁so vere ig nt y ▁movement , ▁which ▁co ales ced ▁around ▁B loc ▁Qu éb é co is ▁leader ▁Luci en ▁B ouch ard . ▁A ▁popular ▁and ▁char ism atic ▁figure , ▁B ouch ard ▁had ▁come ▁close ▁to ▁death ▁from ▁ne c rot izing ▁fas ci itis ▁and ▁lost ▁his ▁left ▁leg . ▁His ▁recovery , ▁and ▁subsequent ▁public ▁appearances ▁on ▁cr ut ches , ▁provided ▁a ▁r ally ing ▁point ▁for ▁so vere ig nt ists ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁at ▁large . ▁B ouch ard ▁thought ▁a ▁proposal ▁lack ing ▁a ▁partners hip ▁would ▁do om ▁the ▁project ▁among ▁soft ▁national ists ▁( such ▁as ▁himself ) ▁who ▁wor ried ▁about ▁the ▁economic ▁consequences ▁of ▁separation . ▁ ▁As ▁pol ls ▁showed ▁Par ize au ' s ▁approach ▁as ▁highly ▁unlikely ▁to ▁even ▁exceed ▁ 4 0 % ▁support ▁in ▁a ▁refer endum , ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁he ated ▁public ▁debate . ▁After ▁Par ize au ▁moved ▁the ▁planned ▁refer endum ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁fall , ▁Deput y