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To be a pedantic, they’re a fifth of the population (approx. 21%), down from 27% in 1971 and about 35% at the time of confederation.
Your point still stands though. The convention for GGs has been to alternate between English and French, though typically bilingual in both to a greater or lesser extent.
I was a member of the federal PC party back in the 1980s. Supported both of Mulroney’s campaigns and even voted for Kim Campbell. Later I supported Peter McKay until he sold the party out.
The federal party always had a ‘bozo factor’ of radical, right-wing populists. After the merger, the moderates were basically driven off. The only ones left are the right-wing nutters and soulless opportunists. I’m not sure which best describes Ferret-face.