Any German tolerance did not extend to Jews, and Mr Lindon and his family spent the war years as quietly as possible in the French provinces.

ECONOMIST: J��r?me Lindon

In 1830, a revolt broke out in the French-speaking provinces of the Netherlands, against union into Belgium.

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As outsiders do not often understand, and perhaps should, the clash between Canada's centre and its provinces extends far beyond the status of French-speaking Quebec.

ECONOMIST: Ottawa against the provinces