After two years of work, the mandate of the parliamentary commission devoted to the colonial past ends on December 31 and leads to nothing.
By Colette Braeckman
NOTno, nothing at all… After two years of work, hearings, a trip to the site, an exhaustive and detailed report, the mandate of the parliamentary commission devoted to Belgium’s colonial past ends on December 31 and leads to nothing . “No, I don’t regret anything, neither the good nor the bad, I don’t care about that…” Edith Piaf could have been invited to the last session. There will be no repairs, no foundation and, above all, no excuses. Paradoxically, it was King Philippe who, expressing his “deep regrets” in Kinshasa, went the furthest and the liberals no doubt felt that was enough.
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