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The Quebecer accent is actually closer to traditional French than the one spoken in France. Consider their history. When the English conquered Nouvelle France, the French who remained there despised them and made it a point to retain their traditions and culture out of spite. They were surrounded by English people, but were distinct. Meanwhile, in France, there were far more cultural exchanges with their neighbouring countries, many of which also had Latin roots. They were far more influenced. Their accent no longer even make the distinction between "è" and "ê", or "a" and "â", which Quebecer French still does.
However, another factor is that most of the French who immigrated to the Americas were of a lower social class. Very few "nobles" actually made the trek.
So overall, Quebecer French is much closer to how the majority of people historically spoke it than France French, in the 1600s.
Still, lots of things (and languages) evolve to be better, not Quebec French
The French, in France consider Quebecois French to be a bastardized version of the language and look down on Quebecers the same way new York socialites look at Appalachian hillbillies
Yeah, even though in reality it's their French that is far more bastardized, even if a majority of the world likely thinks their accent sounds better.