The Liberal Party of Quebec has responded to Parti Quebecois leadership candidate Martine Oullet's plan for a Quebec constitution and referendum question.

In a statement, the Liberals called Ouellet and her fellow PQ members "disconnected from the realities expierienced by Quebecers."

Ouellet unveiled her proposed constitution along with a referendum question at a press conference on Monday.

"I think it's really important for people to know what they're getting into," she said.

Oullet's referendum question is a simple yes or no one: "Do you accept that Quebec becomes a sovereign and independent country, according to the initial constitution proposed by the National Assembly?"

"It's a short one, it's a simple one, without any ambiguity and I think that's really important," she said. "It's transparent."

The constitution in question would be the foundation on which an independent Quebec would be built. 

Among the Vachon MNA's constitutional plans are to abolish the lieutenant-government position because of its links to the British monarchy, which she called outdated. Instead, the Republic of Quebec would have a president, chosen by two thirds of the National Assembly.

The independent Quebec would also be a secular state with guaranteed equality between men and women, with French as its official language, though Anglophones would have their rights recognized. 

In its statement, the Liberal Party pointed out that Quebec's official language is already French, that men and women are equal in the eyes of the law and that religion is seperated from the state.

In Ouellet's plan, the new country would also maintain use of Canadian currency, at least in the short term, to guarantee “better economic stability.”

"I do think that Canadian currency is the more stable way to do the transition," she said. 

With the Rio Olympics underway, Ouellet is also proposing to have Quebec sports teams compete at international competitions, a proposal she came out with over the weekend.

As premier, Ouellet said she would finance Quebec sports teams so they could compete under the Quebec flag instead of the Canadian one – something she envisions happening by the next summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2020.

Ouellet is one of five candidates in the PQ leadership race and the only one who said she is ready to call a referendum within a first PQ mandate if the party wins in 2018. She will face off against the other candidates in a debate in Sherbrooke on Sept. 11.