Like everybody in France under 45 is fluent in English, and who the fuck wants to talk to an older European. Every single French colony without exception is phasing out or has phased out the use of French as France was such an awful colonial power. Did you know that Eclair is pronounced aey-clare? This does nothing for me. I guess some people want to read Les Miserables in the original Foot Mold Language, just like random people enjoy reading Ovid or Cicero in Catholic script… And just like Latin, fuck that everything has genders and complicated conjugation.
I swear, the French teachers in school were trying to impart the vibe that if we know the French language, French women would have sex with us.
It did change a lot, I came to QC almost 20 years ago where the province is considered the best place to be for immigrants with kids. I think Quebec is catching up to the rest of Canada in terms of privatization and liquidating the public services.
Now, they want tech workers and low-skilled (mainly seasonal) workers. I know a lot of French who come to Canada because it is still affordable compare to Paris and they don’t really land on long term jobs.