▁be ▁conducted ▁as ▁a ▁prov inci ally ▁govern ed ▁election ▁campaign , ▁and ▁all ▁campaign ▁sp ending ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁author ized ▁and ▁account ed ▁for ▁under ▁" Yes " ▁( Le ▁Comité ▁national ▁du ▁O UI ) ▁or ▁" No " ▁( Com ité ▁des ▁Qu éb é co ises ▁et ▁des ▁Qu éb é co is ▁pour ▁le ▁N ON ) ▁um bre lla ▁comm itte es . ▁Each ▁committee ▁had ▁an ▁author ized ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 5 ▁million . ▁Camp aign ▁sp ending ▁by ▁any ▁person ▁or ▁group ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁official ▁comm itte es ▁would ▁be ▁illegal ▁after ▁the ▁official ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁refer endum ▁campaign . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁agreement ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁the ▁" Yes " ▁campaign ▁would ▁be ▁head ed ▁by ▁Jacques ▁Par ize au . ▁The ▁official ▁" No " ▁campaign ▁would ▁be ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Liberal ▁leader ▁Daniel ▁Johnson ▁Jr . ▁ ▁M aking ▁matters ▁more ▁complex , ▁especially ▁for ▁the ▁" No " ▁camp , ▁was ▁the ▁federal ▁nature ▁of ▁Canada . ▁The ▁gover ning ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁its ▁leader , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Jean ▁Chr ét ien ▁were ▁not ▁strongly ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁outside ▁of ▁Montreal . ▁Chr ét ien ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁negoti ations ▁and ▁his ▁st ance ▁against ▁the ▁Me ech ▁Lake ▁Acc ord ▁made ▁him ▁un pop ular ▁with ▁moder ate ▁franc oph one ▁federal ists ▁and ▁so ver eign ists , ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁the