Bingo on the discriminatory slant. I too am a Quebecer, born in Canada, fluently bilingual having gone to English and French schools, no accent in either, and have a funny sounding name. Sounds Italian but it is of another ethnic group.
I am out of the business now but, there were times that my heritage seemed to be a problem at some places, Nolinor being one of them. (Experience no problem, looking for work after a bankruptcy, etc...)
In any case, it may not be a big loss, since I understand that the working environment is not the greatest. A company flying 737NG,s that I worked for had pilots and flight attendants leave Nolinor and came to lower pay actually, says alot.