payette apologized during the legislative debate, but the remark and the editorial sparked a movement. on march 30, a group of 1,700 women, including madeline ryan, held the "brunch des yvettes" at the château frontenac in quebec city. the movement grew until a rally at the montreal forum on april 7 when 14,000 women denounced the minister's declarations about women and manifested their support for the "no" side.