I’d also add that Tim Hortons are franchisees, and they’re almost always a) very very wealthy, b) some of the most rapacious capitalists around, combining the worst of large/corporate inhumanity with the worst of small-business hustle, and importantly c) a very large voice when it comes to influencing local members of provincial and federal parliament.
As icing on the cake, a lot of them are also large-scale property investors.
There’s a lot of whitewashing going on by labelling these people as “small-town business owners” or “mom-and-pop donut shop owners”, but that image is largely a relic, and these people, today, are very, very rich, very very influential and are pushing some very, very toxic economic policy.
I’d also add that Tim Hortons are franchisees, and they’re almost always a) very very wealthy, b) some of the most rapacious capitalists around, combining the worst of large/corporate inhumanity with the worst of small-business hustle, and importantly c) a very large voice when it comes to influencing local members of provincial and federal parliament.
As icing on the cake, a lot of them are also large-scale property investors.
There’s a lot of whitewashing going on by labelling these people as “small-town business owners” or “mom-and-pop donut shop owners”, but that image is largely a relic, and these people, today, are very, very rich, very very influential and are pushing some very, very toxic economic policy.