Tim Hortons
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- Published on Thursday, 04 June 2015 16:15
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We won! Overnight, 28,000 members of the SumOfUs community came together to demand that Tim Hortons pull its advertising campaign with tar sands giant Enbridge. We spoke out and this morning, Tim Hortons listened and pulled the tar sands ads.
And the response has been remarkable. We are getting press hits from media outlets like the CBC, the Globe and Mail, and the National Post -- coverage all over the country. Meanwhile, conservative pundits are scared and are lashing back. They’ve done their best today to make this a trending topic on social media, and are even enticing hundreds of people to #BoycottTims!
Now, we need to fight back. Tim Hortons made the responsible decision to stop shilling for big oil, and we need to let them know they did the right thing.
Click here to send a Tweet -- let's give credit Tim Hortons credit where it's due
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Thanks for all you do,
Angus, Emma and the rest of the SumOfUs team
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Tim Hortons just sold out to the tar sands industry. Now you'll have to watch Enbridge's slick pro-oil ads while you buy your morning coffee.
Timmies: we’re not buying it or your coffee until you stop.
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Now, when you buy your morning double double at Tim Hortons, you’ll have to watch Enbridge’s slick public relations ads about how great the tar sands are.
This is pretty rich coming from the company that deleted islands out of public safety videos to make its Northern Gateway tar sands and tanker project look more safe.
Enbridge is desperate to get support to build a massive tar sands and pipeline project from Alberta through British Columbia -- and is spending millions to try and reach Canadians and change public opinion.
Let’s make sure First Nations, impacted communities and those who have already spoken out against this dangerous project aren’t drowned out by Enbridge’s PR machine. A major public outcry could force Timmies to ditch Enbridge for good. Can you sign the petition to Tim Hortons now?
Timmies: Ditch your Enbridge ad campaign or we’ll ditch you.
Enbridge’s ad campaign uses attractive actors, cute kids and high production values to hide the real truth -- its tar sands project will put ecosystems, salmon and wildlife in danger, create virtually no local jobs, and accelerate climate change. And when oil spills happen, local communities won’t simply be able to board a plane elsewhere.
Tim Hortons might not be a Canadian company anymore -- it was just bought by Burger King -- but the company relies on its customers in Canada who are the main buyers of its products. And that’s how we can stop them.
A public outcry will let Timmies know that it can’t get away with shilling tar sands without us coming together to stop it.
Sign the petition now to Tim Hortons -- drop your tar sands ad campaign now.
There is an unbroken wall of First Nations opposition to the Northern Gateway project -- and First Nations are using powerful legal tools in both Canadian constitutional law and their own unextinguished Indigenous laws to oppose this project. The people of Kitimat on the pipeline also raised their voices and voted against Enbridge in a local plebiscite said no to Enbridge.
Apparently Enbridge hasn’t had it’s morning coffee yet because it isn’t getting the message that this project won’t be built.
Tell Tim Hortons -- end your tar sands marketing campaign with Enbridge now.
Thanks for all you do,
Angus, Emma and the rest of the SumOfUs team
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More information:
Fuelling quality of life ... and that morning java break. Enbridge Blog, June 1, 2015
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