▁were ▁highly ▁popular ▁with ▁" Yes " ▁stal w arts , ▁it ▁was ▁generally ▁seen ▁that ▁speech es ▁against ▁business ▁leaders ▁were ▁only ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁economic ▁uncertainty ▁that ▁wor ried ▁swing ▁vot ers . ▁ ▁Pol ls ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁were ▁highly ▁disappoint ing ▁for ▁the ▁" Yes " ▁camp , ▁as ▁they ▁showed ▁them ▁behind ▁by ▁ 5 - 7 ▁percentage ▁points ▁among ▁decided ▁vot ers , ▁with ▁an ▁even ▁larger ▁gap ▁if ▁" und ec ided " ▁vot ers ▁were ▁we ighed ▁toward ▁the ▁" No " ▁side ▁as ▁would ▁generally ▁be ▁expected . ▁Par ize au , ▁a ▁general ▁fi xture ▁in ▁Quebec ▁politics ▁for ▁dec ades ▁whose ▁strong ▁views ▁of ▁so vere ig nt y ▁were ▁well ▁known ▁among ▁the ▁popul ace , ▁was ▁under ▁pressure ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁spark . ▁ ▁App oint ment ▁of ▁B ouch ard ▁▁ ▁In ▁an ▁un ann ounced ▁ceremony ▁on ▁October ▁ 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Univers ité ▁de ▁Montr éal , ▁Par ize au ▁made ▁a ▁surprise ▁announ cement : ▁He ▁appointed ▁B ouch ard ▁as ▁" ch ief ▁negoti ator " ▁for ▁the ▁partners hip ▁tal ks ▁following ▁a ▁" Yes " ▁vote . ▁The ▁move ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁dram atic ▁surprise ▁to ▁the ▁campaign , ▁prom oting ▁the ▁popular ▁B ouch ard ▁to ▁the ▁fore ▁and ▁simultaneously ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁" part ners hip " ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁question . ▁▁▁ ▁B ouch ard , ▁already ▁popular , ▁became ▁a ▁sens ation : ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁medical