Ces gens s'opposaient au transfert de certaines régions francophones, plus spécifiquement des parties des paroisses de Bathurst et d'Allardville, de la circonscription majoritairement francophone d'Acadie—Bathurst à celle majoritairement anglophone de Miramichi.
These people were opposed to the transfer of certain francophone areas, specifically parts of the parishes of Bathurst and Allardville, from the mainly francophone riding of Acadie—Bathurst and the largely anglophone riding of Miramichi.