He had to face difficult tests during his political life, including the challenge of francophones outside Quebec, the Catholic Church in Quebec, the threat to national unity posed by World War I, and the challenge represented by compatriots such as Henri Bourassa.
Le défi des francophones hors Québec, le défi de l'Église catholique au Québec, la menace à l'unité nationale posée par la Première Guerre mondiale, le défi de ses compatriotes tels que Henri Bourassa, sa vie politique a subi de dures épreuves.