I'm from Quebec, and the desire to preserve the French language and the Québécois culture is a big part of who I am. Although I see culture as something to be built for the future with intercultural exchanges (without ever forgetting our history or our language), rather than the conservative isolationism (aka living in the past) that "patriots" from any country will praise. I don't hate Canada. It is a wonderful country. It just feels... foreign to me. And so does France... I love to travel, and I love to learn about foreign cultures. If I were to move in another country, I would make great efforts to become part of their culture, while never betraying my Quebec roots (I would make sure my children could speak French and know about Quebec, etc.)
Still, part of what I'm saying is somewhat hypocritical of me, I guess, since I have some Native American ancestry (and really look the part), yet don't speak a word of the dying language of my ancestors, and know very little about their culture (I'm not even 100% sure which Nation they were from). Their language is far more endangered than French, and I feel like I'm the living example of its gradual disappearance...
Sorry if my syntax is awkward, my English is not that good...