▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁so vere ig nt y ▁with ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government , ▁and ▁promised ▁a ▁second ▁refer endum ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁any ▁neg ot iation . ▁Par ize au ▁believed ▁a ▁second ▁refer endum ▁was ▁unnecessary ▁and ▁would ▁only ▁encou rage ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁Canada ▁to ▁use ▁delay ing ▁tact ics . ▁The ▁draft ▁initial ▁Act ▁featured ▁a ▁question ▁only ▁asking ▁for ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁declare ▁Quebec ▁so ver eign . ▁ ▁P urs u ant ▁to ▁the ▁partners hip ▁agreement ▁with ▁B ouch ard ▁and ▁Dum ont , ▁the ▁refer endum ▁question ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁the ▁partners hip ▁agreement . ▁It ▁was ▁presented ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁be ▁voted ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁English , ▁the ▁question ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁asked : ▁Do ▁you ▁agree ▁that ▁Quebec ▁should ▁become ▁so ver eign , ▁after ▁having ▁made ▁a ▁formal ▁offer ▁to ▁Canada ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁partners hip , ▁within ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁respect ing ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁Quebec ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁signed ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ? In ▁French ▁: " Ac cep te z - vous ▁que ▁le ▁Québec ▁dev ienne ▁sou ver ain , ▁après ▁avoir ▁offer t ▁form el lement ▁au ▁Canada ▁un ▁nouveau ▁part en ariat ▁économ ique ▁et ▁politique , ▁dans ▁le ▁cadre ▁du ▁projet ▁de ▁loi ▁sur ▁l '