Critics slam Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion as un-Canadian, anti-trans (CBC) (www.cbc.ca)

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Swift backlash from 2SLGBTQ+ community over series author J.K. Rowling

Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Jul 28, 2026 1:10 PM EDT

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[-] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Reminder that Tim Hortons is now an ~~American~~ Brazillian?! company

[-] Jhex@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

it's been Brazillian for a decade or so

It became American in 1995 and then got bundled into a shitty faceless Brazillian corp in 2014; the merger was made under some paper company with an office in Toronto so they could pretend Tim Horton's is still Canadian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Hortons?wprov=sfla1

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

And during those various ownership changes they "cost optomized" their product quality down the toilet.

Dropped their long time coffee supplier for a cheaper alternative.

Stopped baking fresh in store, and moved to frozen product from a central kitchen which is then reheated at the franchise locations.

[-] Jhex@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

exactly right

[-] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 3 points 3 months ago

Holy shit TIL

[-] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

Dammit, these just started popping up in my area. Guess I won't be going back.

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