▁both ▁leaders . ▁Par ize au ▁emphas ized ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁this ▁might ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁opportunity ▁for ▁so vere ig nt y ▁for ▁the ▁for ese e able ▁future , ▁while ▁Johnson ▁chose ▁to ▁forec ast ▁the ▁uncertainty ▁that ▁a ▁" Yes " ▁vote ▁could ▁prov oke . ▁ ▁Johnson ' s ▁campaign ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁practical ▁problems ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁so vere ig nt y ▁process , ▁emphas izing ▁that ▁an ▁independent ▁Quebec ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁an ▁uncertain ▁position ▁regarding ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Ag re ement ▁( NA F TA ) ▁and ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁Canadian ▁doll ar . ▁Prom inent ▁business ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁Power ▁Corporation ▁president ▁Paul ▁Des mar ais ▁and ▁Bomb ard ier ▁Inc . ▁head ▁Laurent ▁Be a udo in ▁spoke ▁that ▁they ▁believed ▁a ▁" Yes " ▁victory ▁could ▁spell ▁do om ▁for ▁their ▁Quebec ▁business ▁interests . ▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁" Yes " ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Par ize au , ▁with ▁Dum ont ▁campaign ing ▁separately ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁them es ▁of ▁the ▁movement ' s ▁appeal ▁to ▁Quebec ▁national ism , ▁the ▁" Yes " ▁campaign ▁attempted ▁to ▁highlight ▁the ▁sl im ▁possibility ▁of ▁any ▁future ▁reform ▁to ▁Canada ' s ▁federal ▁system . ▁Par ize au ▁bitter ly ▁attacked ▁business ▁leaders ▁for ▁interven ing ▁in ▁the ▁refer endum , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁bet ray al ▁of ▁their ▁Quebec ▁customers ▁and ▁workers . ▁While ▁Par ize au ' s ▁responses