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In 1995, the business was bought by American burger chain Wendy's, and in 2014 became part of Restaurant Brands International.

This is where the idea of Tim's being Brazilian comes from. Restaurant Brands International's largest shareholder was the Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital.

In 2014, at the time of the takeover, 3G held 47 per cent of the voting power in Restaurant Brands International, but that has slowly decreased over time to 26 per cent as of Dec. 31, 2024.

Today, Canadian banks such as Toronto Dominion, Bank of Montreal, National Bank and Royal Bank, as well as Canadian institutional investors such as the CPP Investment Board, cumulatively hold a stake comparable to 3G, according to Michael Oliveira, the director of communications for Tim Hortons.

 

“This marks the first time Corus has greenlit a spinoff of one of our homegrown scripted series,” said [Rachel Nelson, VP Original Programming and Head of Corus Studios]. “Private Eyes resonated so deeply with viewers at home and abroad, and alongside our valued production partners, we’re so excited to see Shade and Angie now on the beautiful coast of British Columbia.”

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Ultimately, they're probably better off avoiding poking the bear, and simply working to freeze the US out of the international scene moving forward.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Not exactly what you're looking for, but Palliser Furniture is based in Winnipeg and unfortunately doesn't sell direct online, but their site has a list of retailers in the GTA.

Why did it take the government so long to figure it out?

If you mean the Canadian government, it probably has to do with the multiple of false justifications that have been provided so far.

“Tariffs are now a global policy of the United States,” said David Paterson, Ontario’s representative in Washington. “And this is a historic change to global trading patterns, and [the Americans are] very aware of that.”

Paterson said the American plan is to impose tariffs by sector across countries all around the world on April 2. From there, the countries that get along with the U.S. the best will be “first in line” to adjust or mitigate the tariffs.

[Ambassador Kirsten] Hillman described the meeting as “concrete” and appreciated the conversations, but she noted that nothing changed in terms of the ongoing trade war between Canada and the U.S.

Slight update: it does look there there's a fix in the works.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't actually have an answer to this (and tbh, I rarely see embedded videos on Lemmy), but I'm going to ask around.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

This is certainly a political trait, but perhaps more importantly, it's a human one.

Immediate gratification feels better than distant gratification. Avoiding something bad never feels as good as getting something good.

I don't know what the solution is. Education, I guess? The population at large needs to fully understand the nature of the threats, and the consequences of failure.

That title has big 90s Marvel energy.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 8 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Big week for drinkware...

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I think it might be asbestos-free now - they've spent the last few years gutting the place.

But yeah, I don't think I'd support tearing it down, despite the fact that the house itself supposedly isn't considered architecturally significant.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I think it might be time to move on from the property and build something new - 24 Sussex is old, decrepit, and not really suitable for the task. It's just an old house.

Preserve 24 Sussex and turn it into a museum or something, but build an official residence that actually meets modern requirements.

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