This has caused quite a kerfuffle on Canadian Twitter. (So has the recently unveiled passport design, ginned up by the Conservative Party, but that's a subject for another post.)
This ad is by the old Freedumb Convoy idiots who last year took over Ottawa, a crucial bridge between Ontario and the US, and a border crossing out west. They wreaked havoc for weeks, cost the Canadian economy a ton of money, and never really made it clear what they were "protesting." Vaccines? Maybe. But inevitably it all boiled down to the fact that they didn't like Justin Trudeau.
Long story short, these fools are still around, and their Trudeau loathing is unabated. So they promoted this "rally" for, um, whatever, and invited people to join them at a Canadian Tire in Oakville, Ontario.
That didn't sit well with Trudeau fans, many of whom retweeted the image and tagged Canadian Tire with demands for an explanation. There was also a whiff of a boycott. That got the company's attention, because they're not the only game in town — RONA, Walmart and, yes, The Home Depot are all options north of the 49th parallel.
Problem is, the statement that Canadian Tire put out was as unclear as the "F Trudeau" agenda. "Canadian Tire is not affiliated with this event and did not grant permission for use of its name, logo, stores or parking lot for this activity," it said. Okay, fine — but what are they going to do about it? Their parking lots are private property. Are they going to call the cops on Saturday? The Mounties?
The majority of Canadians think the Freedumbers are jerks, and wish they'd go away. (Or emigrate to the Trumpy portions of the US.) So we'll be keeping tabs on this story — after all, it sure beats watching Benedict Donald on CNN. We cats HISS and PURR at the same time.
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