Your comment IS against French.  It is spoken by hundreds of millions worldwide.  It is an official language in over 40 countries.  It is the world`s most popular second language, after english.  The US is the only country in the world where another second language comes before French (Spanish).  It is the root of 60% of English nouns.  It is the founding language of this country.  It is the first european language spoken everywhere in Canada.  Here in canada, it has been under attack by imperial racism and bigotry since the british set foot in the country.  It is a national language s spoken from coast to coast, despite racist provinces' efforts to eradicate the language.  Russian before French?  Really?  How will that advance your career in or knowledge of Canada?  If you don't learn French, you will never truly know or understand Canada.
And according to your "English is the international language of this and that" argument, well , that is an argument for learning NO other language.