▁and ▁cause ▁more ▁dis order ▁than ▁the ▁refer endum ▁being ▁held . ▁The ▁Court ▁opt ed ▁for ▁declar atory ▁relief , ▁declaring ▁that ▁the ▁S over e ig nt y ▁Bill ▁and ▁the ▁refer endum ▁constit uted ▁a ▁serious ▁threat ▁to ▁Ber tr and ' s ▁Char ter ▁rights ▁▁ ▁Par ize au ▁den ounced ▁the ▁decision ▁as ▁und em ocr atic , ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁Constitution ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁did ▁not ▁apply ▁to ▁Quebec , ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁refer endum ▁tim et able . ▁Quebec ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Paul ▁B ég in ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁an ▁extra - const itution al ▁refer endum ▁was ▁legal ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁international ▁law . ▁Daniel ▁Johnson ▁announced ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁that ▁the ▁r uling ▁would ▁not ▁change ▁the ▁strategy ▁of ▁the ▁" No " ▁campaign . ▁Some ▁Federal ▁officials ▁question ed ▁if ▁their ▁level ▁of ▁government ▁could ▁be ▁involved ▁after ▁the ▁declaration , ▁but ▁ultimately ▁the ▁Federal ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁particip ate . ▁ ▁Refer endum ▁question ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁dram atic ▁reading ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁Thé âtre ▁de ▁Québec ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁the ▁final ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁S over e ig nt y ▁Bill ▁was ▁un ve iled . ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁be ▁table d ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁await ing ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁The ▁question ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁refer endum , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁broad ▁coal ition , ▁had ▁sought ▁only