▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Quebec , ▁Jacques ▁E . ▁T ard if ' s ▁Un ité ▁Québec ▁and ▁Jean - Paul ▁P ou lin ' s ▁Parti ▁cr éd it ▁social ▁un i . ▁The ▁situation ▁acceler ated ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁N ationale . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Quebec ▁chief ▁elect oral ▁officer ▁Pierre ▁F . ▁C ô té ▁with d rew ▁the ▁party ' s ▁registration ▁after ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁nearly ▁$ 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁deb t . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁decision , ▁it ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁able ▁to ▁receive ▁contributions ▁or ▁make ▁exp end it ures . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁inter im ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁Michel ▁Le ▁Brun , ▁told ▁a ▁rep orter ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁contest ▁the ▁decision ▁before ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Super ior ▁Court , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁unf air , ▁and ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms ▁and ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁Quebec ▁that ▁a ▁party ▁had ▁lost ▁its ▁official ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁its ▁deb ts . ▁ ▁Le ▁Brun ▁res ur rect ed ▁the ▁Union ▁N ationale ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Parti ▁Renaissance ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁ran ▁candidates ▁in ▁two ▁by - e lections ▁in