Should Canadians Boycott Tim Hortons? The Hard Truth in 2026
Remember when Tim Hortons felt truly Canadian? Fresh donuts baked daily, real coffee, and that neighbourhood smell. That Tim’s is gone - and many Canadians have had enough.
In this episode of Canada Off Script, Randall Arsenault breaks down the real reasons behind the growing calls to boycott Tim Hortons: the quality drop, the shift to factory-made products, and especially their lobbying for more temporary foreign workers while Canadian youth unemployment sits at 14%.
We talk Grimsby, Ontario, where long-time Canadian staff (some with 10-20 years) faced replacement. We talk ownership (RBI +…
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