Coffee on the Hill
7 May 2007 10:50![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wyntir_knightThe Ottawa Citizen carried an interesting little filler story (here) that discusses the newest kerfuffle up on Parliament Hill. The basic gist of it is that the House of Commons cafeteria is now selling Starbucks coffee and has the large 'We Proudly Brew Starbucks Coffee' sign. Apparently some people are upset that that the House is supporting an obvious commercial endorsement. But, according to the article, that is neither here nor there.
No, the big story, according to the Citizen, is Starbuks vs. Tim Hortons! After all, one company is American and the other is ... oh right, we sold Tim Hortons to the Americans ... So, considering that Second Cup and Timothy's (both of which are still Canadian) and Tim Hortons all require that a franchise location be created in order to sell their coffee, and Starbucks only requires the sign ... Hmmmm, which is the more logical choice ... I wonder?
Really though, what I'd like to know is why Multatuli Coffee Merchants suddenly isn't providing the coffee. They had the contract for years, they were Canadian (located in Kingston), and their coffee was pretty decent. The Citizen article only glosses over that fact. Beacause, really, the important question is which polititians get their coffee from an American company and which ones get their coffee from an American company.
*sigh* I love slow news days in the Nation's Capital ... and, by the way, this story made front page news.
No, the big story, according to the Citizen, is Starbuks vs. Tim Hortons! After all, one company is American and the other is ... oh right, we sold Tim Hortons to the Americans ... So, considering that Second Cup and Timothy's (both of which are still Canadian) and Tim Hortons all require that a franchise location be created in order to sell their coffee, and Starbucks only requires the sign ... Hmmmm, which is the more logical choice ... I wonder?
Really though, what I'd like to know is why Multatuli Coffee Merchants suddenly isn't providing the coffee. They had the contract for years, they were Canadian (located in Kingston), and their coffee was pretty decent. The Citizen article only glosses over that fact. Beacause, really, the important question is which polititians get their coffee from an American company and which ones get their coffee from an American company.
*sigh* I love slow news days in the Nation's Capital ... and, by the way, this story made front page news.
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Date: 7 May 2007 17:16 (UTC)Matthew 23:24
Always the way eh?
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Date: 8 May 2007 14:54 (UTC)