es ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁a ▁bro ch ure ▁sent ▁to ▁every ▁vot er ▁describing ▁their ▁positions . ▁The ▁official ▁" No " ▁bro ch ure , ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Liber als , ▁stated ▁that ▁Quebec ▁was ▁a ▁distinct ▁society , ▁and ▁that ▁Quebec ▁should ▁enjoy ▁full ▁aut onomy ▁in ▁areas ▁of ▁provincial ▁juris diction . ▁Par ize au , ▁while ▁speaking ▁in ▁H ull , ▁challeng ed ▁Chr ét ien ▁to ▁tell ▁vot ers ▁that , ▁if ▁" No " ▁won , ▁Ott awa ▁would ▁withdraw ▁from ▁all ▁provincial ▁juris dict ions , ▁prompt ing ▁a ▁vague ▁response ▁from ▁the ▁" No " ▁campaign . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 1 ▁in ▁Long ue uil , ▁Johnson , ▁hoping ▁to ▁def use ▁the ▁issue , ▁ad ▁li bb ed ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁Chr ét ien ▁to ▁declare ▁his ▁position ▁on ▁distinct ▁society ▁recognition . ▁When ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁request ▁Chr ét ien , ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁meeting , ▁respond ed , ▁" No . ▁We ' re ▁not ▁talking ▁about ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁we ' re ▁talking ▁about ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁Quebec ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Canada ." ▁The ▁remarks ▁in ▁direct ▁contradiction ▁to ▁Johnson ▁were ▁port rayed ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁as ▁a ▁bl unt ▁ref us al . ▁ ▁Chr ét ien ' s ▁position ▁was ▁far ▁more ▁difficult ▁than ▁Johnson ' s : ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Liberal ▁election ▁platform ▁had ▁been ▁moving ▁the ▁country ▁away ▁from ▁large ▁scale ▁constitution