The region of Quebec that is most racist and Xenophobic is the region of Saguenay-Lac St-Jean. This also happens to be a region in Quebec which is a hotbed for hereditary diseases, not just due to inbreeding but inbreeding does not help.
From an article " There are higher rates in Quebec of some 30 diseases with a genetic basis, including cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs, and certain types of muscular dystrophy, high cholesterol, and rickets."
While they say that some of the reason we have so much hereditary diseases in Quebec is also due to the "founder effect". But what's for sure is that people who are carriers of certain diseases, should not reproduce with other carriers.
So immigrants coming to Quebec especially those that do not have any French ancestry could help improve the gene pool. But those from the most inbred areas are also those who are most against immigrants. Life's irony!
From an article " There are higher rates in Quebec of some 30 diseases with a genetic basis, including cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs, and certain types of muscular dystrophy, high cholesterol, and rickets."
While they say that some of the reason we have so much hereditary diseases in Quebec is also due to the "founder effect". But what's for sure is that people who are carriers of certain diseases, should not reproduce with other carriers.
So immigrants coming to Quebec especially those that do not have any French ancestry could help improve the gene pool. But those from the most inbred areas are also those who are most against immigrants. Life's irony!
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