Quebec - which airport?
 

I used YQB per Orbitz, and got only tiny turboprops for flights (San Francisco-Montreal-Quebec)

What am I doing wrong? Not the right airport?

That's the right airport. Air Canada's regional connector, Air Canada Jazz, operates the 37 seat DeHavilland turboprops on that route.

If you only fly via jet plane, suggest you try to connect through Washington or Chicago on United or Philadelphia on US Air or Detroit on Delta.

Thank you, Ron.

Friends just flew Seattle to Burlington VT and rented a car there
to drive to Montreal. Saved a fortune over flying to Montreal direct and Burlington is just over an hour away.

I found an airline with large planes, don't remember now, have it printed somewhere in the folder, I think it's WestJet.

Paris: driving is out.