As with his long-time friend, compatriot and fellow voyageur, Pierre Trudeau, in his heart of hearts Jacques remains a contrarian, schooled from his very youth to go against the stream, against the grain, against the conventional wisdom of his own milieu.
Comme son vieil ami, compatriote et collègue de voyage, Pierre Trudeau, Jacques était au fond de lui-même un partisan du contraire. Dès son plus jeune âge, il fut à contre-courant, contre la pensée traditionnelle de son propre milieu.