3 5 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁$ 1 . 1 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The ▁Montreal ▁Gazette ▁reported ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁also ▁had ▁other ▁funds ▁from ▁und ec la red ▁sources . ▁A ▁Committee ▁to ▁Register ▁V ot ers ▁Out side ▁Quebec ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁help ▁citizens ▁who ▁had ▁left ▁Quebec ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁vote ▁register ▁on ▁the ▁elect oral ▁list . ▁The ▁Committee ▁handed ▁out ▁pam ph lets ▁during ▁the ▁refer endum , ▁including ▁a ▁form ▁to ▁be ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁vot ers . ▁The ▁pam ph let ▁gave ▁out ▁a ▁to ll - free ▁number ▁as ▁contact ▁information , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Unity ▁Council . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁refer endum , ▁the ▁D SE Q ▁file d ▁ 2 0 ▁criminal ▁charges ▁of ▁illegal ▁exp end it ures ▁by ▁Option ▁Canada ▁and ▁others ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁" No " ▁side , ▁which ▁were ▁dropped ▁after ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁Lib man ▁vs . ▁Quebec - Att orney ▁General ▁ruled ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁Refer endum ▁Act ▁restrict ing ▁third - party ▁exp end it ures ▁were ▁un const itution ally ▁restrict ive ▁under ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms . ▁ ▁Aur èle ▁Ger va is , ▁communic ations ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁students ' ▁association