▁for ▁Par ize au , ▁the ▁agreement ▁also ▁allowed ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁declare ▁immediate ▁independence ▁if ▁negoti ations ▁were ▁not ▁successful ▁or ▁heard ▁after ▁a ▁successful ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁Ber tr and ▁v . ▁Quebec ▁ ▁The ▁lo oming ▁refer endum ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁actions ▁in ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Super ior ▁Court , ▁which ▁were ▁cons olid ated ▁under ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁prominent ▁lawyer ▁Guy ▁Ber tr and . ▁Ber tr and ▁asked ▁for ▁inter im ▁and ▁permanent ▁inj unction s ▁against ▁the ▁holding ▁of ▁the ▁refer endum . ▁The ▁Federal ▁Att orney ▁General ▁decl ined ▁to ▁interven e , ▁and ▁after ▁failing ▁in ▁a ▁motion ▁to ▁strike ▁the ▁application , ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Att orney ▁General ▁un il ater ally ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁hearing . ▁The ▁Quebec ▁government ▁moved ▁the ▁September ▁sitting ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁two ▁days ▁forward ▁to ▁be ▁sure ▁that ▁parliament ary ▁imm unity ▁would ▁prevent ▁M N As ▁from ▁being ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁test ify . ▁ ▁Justice ▁Les age ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁found ▁that ▁se cess ion ▁could ▁only ▁leg ally ▁be ▁performed ▁by ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁Section ▁V ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁un il ater al ▁declaration ▁of ▁independence ▁would ▁be ▁" manifest ly ▁illegal ." ▁Les age ▁refused ▁to ▁issue ▁an ▁inj unction ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁refer endum , ▁as ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁could ▁par aly ze ▁the ▁work ings ▁of ▁government