Pierre-Ferdinand Côté, OQ (July 16, 1927 – June 17, 2013) was a Canadian civil servant and lawyer.
[2] During the run-up to the 1995 referendum, Côté accused attendees of a pro-Canadian unity rally of violating provincial spending laws, prompting criticism from Québécois federalists.
[2] The large pro-union rally was held in Montreal on October 27, 1995, just three days before the sovereignty referendum.
[3] Federalists accused Côté of minimizing the unusually high number of spoiled ballots from pro-federalist ridings.
[3] A later investigation of Côté and the referendum found no evidence to support accusations of wrongdoing.