This week in Canadian fast food news...

Did you hear? Mr. Robbins died on monday. Canadian connection? He was born in Winnipeg. Who knew? But can we all take a moment to bow our heads (preferably into our ice cream cones) and give thanks for his great 31-flavoured vision? (Apparently Mr. Baskin died way back in the 50s, so either he was or was not eating enough ice cream. I prefer to think he wsn't eating enough, myself.) I may need to go and get a cone. You know, out of respect and all.


And Tim Horton's? The major Canadian franchise and practically a national symbol right next to the pointy leaf and the toothy rodent? Well, one of their franchisees blew it this week. Seriously. Fired a mother of four - a single mother of four, in fact - for giving away a Timbit to a baby. A timbit. All 16 or 17 cents worth. I routinely order one for pumpkinpie and get three in the bag, I might add. And it may well be store policy not to give out free food, but wouldn't a reprimand have sufficed? The coproation, at least, is allowing her to move to a different store and is issuing an apology. Still, I bet she feels all nervy at work now, which is no fun.