I have decided to end my participation in public affairs and to resign my role as premier of Quebec.

S. ISBN 2894850093. He also accused the PQ of being so fixated on independence that it had no solutions for the province's basic needs and also accused it of pandering to xenophobic elements by taking a hard line on immigration.

He became a central figure for the "Yes" side in the 1995 Quebec referendum. He is a recipient of the title of Commander of the Légion d'Honneur.