The Auditorium de Verdun was also the scene of a very important event in the history of Québec: the 1995 referendum on Québec's sovereignty. The two opposing camps in this battle, the YES and the NO camps, took part in their last gathering with their respective supporters at the Auditorium, just a few days away from the referendum. On October 24, 1995, Jean Chrétien, Jean Charest and Daniel Johnson took the floor to address thousands of NO supporters. On the following day, October 25, 1995, it was Lucien Bouchard and Jacques Parizeau who did the same in front of YES supporters.