. ▁ ▁Unity ▁R ally ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Fish eries ▁Minister ▁Brian ▁Tob in , ▁express ing ▁anx iety ▁to ▁his ▁staff ▁about ▁the ▁refer endum ▁the ▁week ▁before , ▁was ▁told ▁about ▁a ▁small ▁r ally ▁planned ▁in ▁Place ▁du ▁Canada ▁in ▁Montreal ▁for ▁business pers ons ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 7 . ▁Ask ed ▁by ▁Federal ▁ad visor ▁John ▁R ae , ▁Pierre ▁Claude ▁N olin ▁agreed ▁to ▁allow ▁Tob in ▁to ▁inv ite ▁Canad ians ▁outside ▁Quebec ▁to ▁the ▁r ally , ▁provided ▁Quebec ' s ▁refer endum ▁laws ▁were ▁ad her ed ▁to . ▁Tob in ▁then ▁encourag ed ▁fellow ▁c au cus ▁members ▁to ▁send ▁as ▁many ▁people ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁After ▁gain ing ▁permission ▁from ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁( over ▁the ▁ob jections ▁of ▁Quebec ▁members ▁of ▁Cab inet ), ▁Tob in ▁then ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁English - language ▁Canada ▁AM , ▁and ▁while ▁dis av ow ing ▁any ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁" No " ▁organization , ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁" No " ▁side ▁would ▁be ▁holding ▁a ▁r ally ▁in ▁Montr éal ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁and ▁impl ored ▁Canad ians ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁r ally ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁" cr us ade ▁for ▁Canada ." ▁ ▁Tob in ▁noted ▁that ▁comm itte es ▁were ▁being ▁formed ▁in ▁Ott awa ▁and ▁Toronto , ▁char ter ▁aircraft ▁were ▁being ▁ordered , ▁and ▁that ▁Canadian ▁Airlines ▁had ▁a ▁ 9 0 % ▁off ▁" unity " ▁sale . ▁Tob in ▁proceeded ▁to