They didn't care in the slightest, to the great disappointment of French Republicans. French Canada had developed a fairly unique culture, which some French officials saw as greatly influenced by local Indians. Canadiens lived a largely pastoral life, and faired well under British rule (continued use of French and practice of Catholicism, political rights, continued agricultural success and population growth).

The Canadian Frontier, 1534-1760 by W.J. Eccles, demonstrates the separateness that developed between Canadiens and continental French, and mentions the apathy Canadiens felt towards French politics (if I remember correctly, it mentions the Revolution, despite being out of its time range).

It's worth mentioning the distinction between French colonists here; those who lived in Québec were, by the French Revolution, a distinct group from the Acadiens, who had a very distinct culture of their own, and indeed, by this point, would identify more as "Acadien/Acadienne" than as "French".