4 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁stated ▁that ▁questions ▁that ▁provided ▁for ▁only ▁a ▁mand ate ▁for ▁neg ot iation ▁or ▁en vision ed ▁other ▁partners hips ▁with ▁Canada ▁would ▁be ▁considered ▁unclear , ▁and ▁thus ▁not ▁recognized . ▁The ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Quebec ▁passed ▁Bill ▁ 9 9 , ▁proc laim ing ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁self - det erm ination ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁the ▁Refer endum ▁Act . ▁Bill ▁ 9 9 ' s ▁constitution ality ▁is ▁currently ▁being ▁lit ig ated . ▁ ▁Sp ons or ship ▁sc andal ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁narrow ▁victory , ▁the ▁Chr ét ien ▁government ▁established ▁a ▁pro - Can ada ▁advert ising ▁campaign . ▁The ▁aim ▁was ▁to ▁spons or ▁hunting , ▁fish ing ▁and ▁other ▁recre ational ▁events , ▁and ▁in ▁doing ▁so ▁promote ▁Canada ▁within ▁Quebec . ▁While ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁spons ored ▁were ▁legit imate , ▁a ▁large ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁was ▁mis managed . ▁Aud itor ▁General ▁She ila ▁F ras er ▁released ▁a ▁report ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁out lin ing ▁the ▁problems . ▁This ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁G om ery ▁Commission ' s ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ons or ship ▁Sc andal . ▁B loc ▁Qu éb é co is ▁leader ▁G illes ▁Du ce ppe ▁argued ▁that ▁Canada ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁" bu y " ▁federal ism ▁and ▁using ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁exc use ▁to ▁channel ▁dirty ▁money ▁into ▁Liberal - friend ly ▁po ckets . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ 1 9