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> to some degree

That kind of hurts ;-)

Francia? Is that a thing or a typo? Never heard that used before.

Seems like a historical name for France. And also how we, Spanish speakers, call France :-p

> that speak French to some degree

What do you mean by that?

French is a requirement in school for English speaking Canadians... it's not very rigorous though. I've lost most of my French.

It is also a joke on how “French” Canadian varieties of French are.

There are pronunciation and vocabulary differences that get deeper the less formal people are talking.