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Entry: Big Brother in Brussels Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/big_brother_in_brussels#6822 Post contents: You forgot to mention that the Flemish pay the bills - while the others collect welfare - another big reason why their secession won't be granted. We have a similar situation in Kanada, where the Rest Of Canada pours billions in tribute into Quebec each year; the same Quebec where is illegal, and you would get jail time, for posting your business sign in English. We have an 'equal rights' 'Constitution', which all the provinces in Canada must adhere to except Quebec. It seems that there's this 'notwithstanding' clause in the Constitution that says that anything that Quebec wants to do, they can. Ever wonder why Tim Hortons donut shop chain doesn't have the apostrophe in the Horton's? Because then it would be English. So every Tim Hortons store in the States and Canada displays the non-English signage... Sent at: 2008 09 06