You have to remember that what is most important to parents is that their children become bilingual. In French, we talk about “bilinguisme fonctionnel”, functional bilingualism, because there is no translation in French for the terms “bilingual” and “bi-literate”. They are very proud of the fact that they are anglophone. Let's not forget that French is the language of instruction and English is their mother tongue. When students finish school and arrive in the labour market, they have access to jobs...
