if only... that covered (former Canadian icon) Tim Hortons

[danny burstein]

[posted to the Twitter]

Rebel News @RebelNewsOnline

Shooting the messenger? Rebel News reporter BANNED FOR LIFE from visiting
Tim Hortons!

Just when you think you've seen everything, along comes a story about a
double-double turning into double trouble...

You may recall our recent reports regarding Tim Hortons. We exposed the
company for lying through its teeth at a recent presser. Tim Hortons said
they were going to go back to hiring Canadian citizens. That would be
great news if only it were true. That's because Tim's is STILL making use
of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program!

Check out the federal government's job board. Tim's currently has about 90
positions available under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Sure, Tim
Hortons loves selling its wares to Canadians. As for hiring Canadians?
Nah. Not so much... But get this: we discovered Tim Hortons has a very
thin skin. Because when the executives at Canada's biggest foodservice
company saw our reports, they blew a fuse!

You see, Tim's is used to getting positive press from the mainstream
media. Tim's is one of the largest advertisers in Canada. This company has
a cozy business arrangement with the trained seals in the mainstream
media. And it boils down to this: report nice stuff about Tim's, and Tim's
will cut some big cheques for ads. Quid pro quo.

But unlike the mainstream media, Rebel News is not domesticated. We don't
bend the knee to this company or any other company. And so it was that
Tim's decided to play hardball. Which is to say, the company was so
infuriated with our reporting that Rebel News was sent a legal letter.

Here's the skinny: for practicing unauthorized and unapproved journalism,
I am now BANNED FOR LIFE from going to any Tim Hortons store in Canada!
We're not making this up! Here's an excerpt from that letter: "David
Menzies, due to past behaviour, is not, for any reason, permitted access
to the premises, including parking lots, landscaped areas, and drive-thrus
of any Tim Hortons restaurant in Canada and all manufacturing and
distribution facilities owned or operated by TDL across Canada and the Tim
Hortons offices in Montreal, Calgary and Toronto."

The letter is signed by a Mr. Tim Bit. (OK, we made up that last part. But
the truth is, we don't know who signed the letter because we can't read
the signature. But it sure looks like "Tim Bit" to us...) But seriously,
such a cruel punishment, eh?

You see, I can no longer purchase an inedible edible that tastes like a
piece of rancid cardboard. I cannot venture into a bathroom that
resembles a public beach in Mumbai, India. I can no longer gaze upon a
baked goods display case overrun by insects. Oh, say it ain't so! Gee,
what other "delights" can I look forward to being banned from? Going for
a scenic drive in Kapuskasing during a winter blizzard? Being denied
floor seats at a Yoko Ono concert? Oh, the humanity...! Don't worry,
Tim's. I promise to stay out of your filthy restaurants and never again
consume your garbage cuisine.

Besides, in the months to come Dunkin' Donuts are going to open in
Canada. We can't wait! But get this: even me being on a public sidewalk
near a Tim Hortons is unacceptable to the Tim Wits. That's what we found
out last Thursday when we returned to the Aurora Tim's.

Myself and cameraman Lincoln Jay obeyed the legal letter and recorded a
follow-up video from the sidewalk along Wellington Street East. Alas, the
mere sight of Rebel News staffers - even from afar - had the owner
frothing mad. He actually called the cops! And incredibly, THREE York
Regional Police cruisers rushed to the scene of the non-crime. They
lingered there for more than an hour. Why? Who knows?

Oh, just to put things in perspective, York Region is in the midst of its
worst crime wave ever. And this is what law enforcement squanders its
resources on? Unbelievable...

So, in the final analysis, what have we learned about Tim Hortons?
Firstly, this company is run by a bunch of traitors. Tim Hortons, which
grossly wraps itself in the Maple Leaf, prefers to hire noncitizens over
Canadians. Because this multi-billion dollar company is all about the
bottom line and it will use any nickel-and-dime strategy to boost profits.
Ethics mean nothing to this company.

Secondly, Tim Hortons is run by bullies. We caught them in a blatant lie.
And we called them out. And for the utter temerity of reporting the truth,
they threaten me with arrest? These are Banana Republic garbage tactics.

How sad. We think of the late great hockey player for whom this company is
named. That Tim Horton must be rolling in his grave right now.

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