Dear Canada

Filed under: Canadialand > Icky Icky Poo

You know we love y'all, but….

THIS is unacceptable.

Let's do something about that!!!!

    Posted: Jun 6, 2008 at 5:15 pm / Email this  »

    457 comments to “Dear Canada”

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    1. fg says – reply to this


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      My boyfriend lost his job becsause he HAS cancer!!! :shock:

    2. BBB says – reply to this


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      1st

    3. BRi says – reply to this


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      Ok so explain why Canada is at fault for this waitress losing her job? Seems to me it would be the restaurant's issue, not a nation…. Kinda a big country, you know?

    4. Angela says – reply to this


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      I live in Canada and i cant believe that they did this to her!!!

    5. sheesh says – reply to this


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      How fucking LAME!!

    6. Human says – reply to this


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      I live in Canada–one news report said that the owner said it was "offensive" for a woman to have hair like that. I think he should be shut down–what do you suggest we do? All we can do is not go there, let him go out of business.

    7. Canadi says – reply to this


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      Dear Perez,

      We love ya too, but don't generalize.

    8. gg says – reply to this


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      Re: BRi – Great point!!!

    9. Laura says – reply to this


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      I live in Canada and it's unacceptable, but I'm sure she will get her job back like the woman who got fired from Tim Hortons for giving away a timbit did.

    10. morgan says – reply to this


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      wow, i didnt even know about this. im a few hours away from owen sound…its kinda a hick place…but wow. this will definitley be on the news…im ashamed.

    11. Penny says – reply to this


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      Believe it or not we have assholes in Canada too - that is absolutely ridiculous.

    12. tessah says – reply to this


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      dont worry perez, us canadians stand up for what we want…

      like gay marriages, etc etc. we get what we want.

    13. Jess says – reply to this


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      I love this website, but I think it's soo close-minded to make a comment like that about Canada. I'm sure it's happened in other places as well. I live in Canada and I don't think that what they did can be justified any way, shape or form.

      It's not fair to put the entire country into that category.

    14. Jim says – reply to this


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      Do something? Like what?

    15. Jayla says – reply to this


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      damn thats lame, not many people would sacrifice something like that for charity and the few people who do loose their jobs over it? what a jackass her boss must be….i bet it would be a different story if someone he knew was dealing with cancer and he appreciated her efforts to help raise money!

    16. Peter says – reply to this


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      people should be able to have any stupid hair cut they want, just look at peroz.

      btw, anyone who buys those clothes are a loser



    17. 17

      That bullshit!! Boycott that restaurant!

      FG…he needs a good lawyer.

    18. veroni says – reply to this


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      :O
      !1st

    19. booty says – reply to this


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      first…thats booty

    20. jamie says – reply to this


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      A shitty thing, and wrong too….BUT it's not like the it's something that goes on in Canada all the time. So please don't generalize. Lame stuff happens in the grand ol' USA all the time too.

    21. Amy in says – reply to this


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      This is worse then the woman who got fired for giving a 10 cent timbit to a toddler in the donut shop(for the americans, its called a donut hole :)

    22. Penny says – reply to this


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      Re: fg – fg - that is so sad - people have no conscience any more. Maybe its time to turn off our TVs and computers and spend a little time on ourselves - the human race is beginning to disgust me.

    23. la-la says – reply to this


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      I heard about this today, it is totally unacceptable! Getting fired for doing something for charity… i bet the guy is gonna go out of business now, and it serves him right!

    24. Melani says – reply to this


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      I live in Canada, and was absolutely disgusted when I read this story. I have not heard frmo anyone who agrees with the decision.

    25. lg says – reply to this


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      uh…what did Canada do wrong again?

      This is terrible…blame the restaurant!

    26. alicia says – reply to this


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      watch her get a better job!
      :)

    27. Ashley says – reply to this


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      im a server in calgary alberta and this is JUST ludicris! my manager today told me that he would never fire someone for shaving their hair. What this boils down to is discrimination. In the calgary sun the manager said that hair and everything has to be at respectable lengths, hes pretty much saying to this poor lady is taht yeeeah your too ugly to work here. Pure discrimanation. and I agree with BRi. Canada is not at fault. this is simply a discrimanatory person who is DEFINATLY in the wrong here.

    28. LoliT@ says – reply to this


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      Wow, that is horrible that they fired her!! For doing something to charity??

    29. eat me says – reply to this


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      This sucks! I hope they go out of business and she gets a better job.

    30. canada says – reply to this


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      Whoa lets not blame the whole country here! I would bet the next newspaper article will be diffrent becuase the public will fry the restaurant owner!

    31. tiffan says – reply to this


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      1st !

    32. erica says – reply to this


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      ONE BAD THING HAPPENS IN CANADA AND CANADA IS BAD?
      LOOK AT YOUR RACISM, & YOUR POVERTY IN AMERICA
      HOW ABOUT THE WAR IN IRAQ, YOU'RE ALL TERRORISTS FOR SUPPORTING BUSH

    33. Neni says – reply to this


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      As the employer stated, it was an employee-employer issue. This has absolutely nothing to do with Canada as a nation. I, being from Canada, totally disagree with what happened to this waitress and find it disgraceful, and as you may find so will any other Canadian(one with a brain and a heart that is!!).
      Peace

    34. jeff says – reply to this


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      I can't believe that this would happen in Canada. At the same time you can't blame 33 million people for one asshole boss!

    35. D. says – reply to this


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      I dont understand why this happened at all… and even more shocking is that it took place in Owen Sound. They should be firing people for the mullets there not shaved heads for cancer

    36. Meliss says – reply to this


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      Lets not blame Canada for this. it's the fault of one restaurant owner.

    37. Tyler says – reply to this


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      Are you seriously saying, what they did, reflects every Canadian?

      I am Canadian, and this is offensive.

      It is sad by the way

    38. Hollyj says – reply to this


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      we are all just as upset - it was prominent in the news today and is very unacceptable. BUT as Bri said - one company does not make a nation!!! I think it speaks volumes that this one incident in Canada has received so much press from CANADIANS - I'm sure there are many similar incidents around the world that we never hear of.

    39. Stevie says – reply to this


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      Wow. This is so ridiculous. I send my regards to that woman.

    40. CADH says – reply to this


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      That is crazy! Hopefully my home country will help that poor lady and help the man who fired her get his priorities strightened out



    41. 41

      I live in Ontario and am captain of a dragon boat team which raises money for breast cancer research and when I read this earlier this week I was appalled. However this is job specific not the whole of Canada Perez. The thing that gets me is why would she have to tell her boss anything, what if she was diagnosed with cancer and had to undergo chemo, would she ask her boss if she could start lossing her hair. NO, he needs to apologize and give her job back and make a sizable donation in her name to Cops for Cancer for his grievance against her.

    42. I dont says – reply to this


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      Yes Perez, it does seem pretty logical to slander an entire country because of the ignorance of one establishment!

    43. Katie says – reply to this


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      PEREZ- I completely agree with you… BUT… I am from Canada, Owen Sound actually and this is not a reflection on CANADA, it's a refelction of a couple ignorant restaurant owners. Please, all you are doing here is furthering Americans stereotypes of Canadians, you're making it seem like all Canadians feel this way… WAY TO GO.

    44. Britne says – reply to this


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      Last week it was a woman losing her job at Tim Hortons for giving a baby a Timbit (without paying for it). Now, it's the woman shaving her head. What next? Come on Canadian Media…. Go after the Tories and their Election Scandal, instead of giving us this "wag the dog".

    45. La Lis says – reply to this


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      Re: BRi – Nicely worded

    46. Lazaru says – reply to this


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      Yep that's retarded, just like the woman who got fired from Tim Hortons for giving a baby a free timbit.

      BUT… people,

      NOT ALL OF CANADA IS LIKE THIS!!! Don't blame this on a country Perez, it's isolated incidents involving jackass management!

    47. Kris says – reply to this


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      Perez, I'm Canadian.. Live only hours away from Owen Sound, and it has nothing to do our fine country. Stop generalizing an entire nation because one person that lives in a very small city here, made an 'asshole' move.
      You're just as fucking bad. You've just lost a reader.

    48. fg says – reply to this


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      Re: Penny – I know what you mean…..I'm pretty disgusted myself!! :(

    49. YOU SU says – reply to this


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      Screw you Perez,

      Canada rocks

    50. g says – reply to this


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      maybe she just sucked at her job and they needed an excuse to fire her

    51. kstini says – reply to this


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      I shaved my head in support of my sister having cancer, and the same typs of thing happened, my employeer asked me to take some 'time off' for my hair to grow, or to get a wig!
      Needless to say I called h.r and got it dealt with no wig or time off for me

    52. stepha says – reply to this


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      I agree with BRi. It's not the nation's issue, it's the restaurants. That could happen anywhere in the world. Don't blame it on Canada.

    53. elo says – reply to this


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      It's sad when an employee thinks that they can harm the hand that feeds them and then play it off in the media as a misunderstanding or victimization.



    54. 54

      Ridiculous. People are so prejudice. She should not have lost her job. Once again, "Can we all just get along?" ………. "We Got To Live Together" ~ Jimi Hendrix

    55. Rachel says – reply to this


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      He wasn't blaming EVERY Canadian, it was a generalized comment.. I am Canadian too so I have every right to say CALM DOWN to you all. Put your anger towards the owner, not Perez. I say the restaurant should be BOYCOTTED. Also EVERY employee there should shave their heads in protest for their fellow worker.. what is the owner gonna do? FIRE ALL OF THEM???

    56. EssJ says – reply to this


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      I WANT to know the name of that restaurant so i will NEVER go there!

    57. sess says – reply to this


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      im from canada, and this is just… wow. bad. horrible.. he's going to be put out of business though, and should be. no one will eat there now. but… wow. im shocked.

    58. Sandy says – reply to this


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      Re: D.

      To me Owen Sound has always been the mullet capital of the WORLD!

    59. Kateri says – reply to this


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      Canada is not to blame, the owner is.
      She'll easily get her job back, it's against the law to fire someone for a stupid reason like that. I bet she'll even get job offers way better than the one she had before.

    60. merrra says – reply to this


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      I am from a town very close to Owen Sound and this is the first time I've ever heard of anything like this in our area. I agree it is completely unacceptable and I will never be eating in that restaurant again.

    61. Are yo says – reply to this


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      Come on Prez, you cannot blame this on a whole country!! I bet this shit happens in the states too and I find it very offensive that you blame this situation on Canada and not the douche bag restaurant owner.

      Also if you were properly informed of the whole story I doubt you would be saying 'shame on Canada'. This woman actually has the option to file a human rights case against her former employer and she has chosen NOT TO because she just wants to move on and really wanted to bring light to issues such as these.

    62. sess says – reply to this


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      i dont really like how you call the whole country out on this though. we're not all douches, just because he is. are you proud of EVERYONE in the u.s.?

    63. Palma says – reply to this


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      I think this is one of the first bad things I've heard happen in Canada, ever! Really though, this is horrible. Would they fire a man for shaving his head, for any reason? Anything that helps cancer or any disease should be greatly applauded. This really is a horrid story, the owner should be put out of business, he's a disgrace to society.

    64. Brian says – reply to this


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      I always know the Ontarian where stupid i got my proof now…lol from a Quebecker

    65. Fort says – reply to this


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      Yea well - not as stupid as the entire American public supporting whatshisface. Him and his people will not help the US. And here minor news in Canada hits your site….stupid but it happens everywhere and this case is nothing compared to what is happening everything around the world with worse worse worse and double worse issues.

      Plus, everything hitting Tim Hortons makes the news in Canada these days. They should start hitting the news on walmart, zellars, country style and every place else for that matter. I hear of incidents all the time. Guess just depends what people wanna make hype….

      Still the only thing I would contribute is the second grade a food stuff Tim's serves. Yuck. But that's my only complaint.



    66. 66

      PS ~ WE love you Canada. This is obviously an isolated case…

    67. Taylor says – reply to this


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      Wow that's one of the most disgusting things i have ever heard. That man needs to be taken out and beat with a bat.

    68. cl says – reply to this


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      Technically, the restaurant laid her off for the summer and she's decided to not return to work after that period. I don't agree with what's been doing but that wouldn't happen in most spots in canada for the record. Clearly you've never met most of the assholes that actually live in ontario. As shocked as I am, I wasn't surprised to hear that it happened in ontario.

      and to Amy the woman who got fired from tim's actually got her job back once headoffice found out.

    69. fghf says – reply to this


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      ahhh

    70. Rob says – reply to this


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      That's horrible!
      I live in Canada, and I can't believe it.
      At least I'm on the opposite side of the country from where it happened. : ) : ) : )

    71. Hey says – reply to this


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      What do you expect its Ontario,there a bunch of hard asses out there,Love from BC

    72. Jen says – reply to this


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      I also don't see how this is Canada's fault. It's the restaurants fault. American's don't like it when other nations judge them based on George Bush …are you not doing something similar?

    73. Tif says – reply to this


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      She didn't such a nice and thoughtless thing (not a crazy Brittney thing) and this is what happended to her? They SUCK!!!

    74. n. says – reply to this


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      Oh, jeez. Perez, it's not the whole of Canada that is doing it. It's one restaurant in Canada. Don't be so fucking dramatic.

    75. Taryn says – reply to this


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      it's horrible! the restaurant is at fault, not Canada!

    76. Sue says – reply to this


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      blam this on the resturant, not Canada! We are all disgusted!



    77. 77

      If the U.S. loaned Canada 20 Billion - could they dig into their vast Shale Rock supply and have as much oil as the Middle East? Someone convinced me this is so. Any feedback? 1/2 my paycheck is going to gas, mon.

    78. grace says – reply to this


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      yeah nice one perez, blame a whole country for ONE restaurants idiot decision.
      man you are retarded sometimes

    79. Canuck says – reply to this


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      She had another job by the end of the day.

      The Canadian media did a fantastic job (tv, radio, print) of publicizing her story YESTERDAY and by the 6pm news, she had another gig. At a restaurant where the owner has lost three family members to cancer.

    80. lizzie says – reply to this


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      I know,that is terrible.It is almost as bad as the woman at Tim Hortons who lost her job for giving a toddler a free timbit(donut).
      I am a proud Canadian,but these two events are shameful on all of us.

    81. Crysta says – reply to this


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      that is not CANADA! that is an asshole that has a problem with bald women!

    82. Joe says – reply to this


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      you cant generalize that all canada is like that.

      we dont think your all morons because of your current president.

      food for thought?

    83. jp says – reply to this


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      Yeah this situation blows for the charitable and honourable woman involved, and we should all be so willing to donate our time, money, and jobs to cancers. But how about this Perez, why the hell is Canada to blame for this? Did Canada, all 30 million of us, call that place of business and ask to get her fired? Why don't you call it like it is and blame the people responsible, her boss. Fuck….

    84. Elaine says – reply to this


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      OH MY GOSH! Did Owen Sound actually sorta get mentioned on Perezhilton.com. This is going to make the paper! WOW

    85. Amanda says – reply to this


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      Some people are assholes in Canada too. But thankfully most of our beautiful nation are not like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    86. Niki says – reply to this


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      I live about half an hour a way from Owen Sound- and believe me, it is just a bunch of hics and people that just haven't seen the world. Good for her to take a stand… but honestly- it is just a town that has no experiance with the outside world. Trust.

    87. Nicole says – reply to this


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      I live in Toronto and I have been to that restaurant before, I am never going back there again, & I told a lot of people that have been there not to go again! My mom has cancer so that restaurant can go to hell! Disrespectful.

    88. JAY EL says – reply to this


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      FIRST OF ALL, PEREZ, Canada is a huge country and a little hick town that does NOT represent our population and views! SECOND OF ALL… DO YOU BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ IN THE MEDIA???

    89. carrie says – reply to this


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      I live in Canada and and there are already web sites up to boycott this restaurant! Don't worry Perez we don't take this kind of thing lightly!

    90. Amanda says – reply to this


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      That's BS, and a total violation of Canadian Labour Laws. I'm proudly Canadian, and have family in Owen Sound. I'll be chatting to them about boycotting this restaurant.

    91. SharkB says – reply to this


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      yeah… we're terribly embarrassed by the whole thing…
      That waitress will be better off working somewhere else, but I'd like to see the owner of the restaurant get his due, maybe enough people will stop going there and he'll need to close…

    92. aldskj says – reply to this


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      I wouldn't want to be served by someone who looks like they got cancer…… ew

    93. Nikki says – reply to this


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      Perez, I had come on here to politely ask you to not generalize our whole nation because of one idiot manager on a power trip when most of us find this just as appaling as you. However, I see that many people have (not so politely) already brought up this point!

    94. Angel says – reply to this


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      I learned the resturants doors are locked, the owner claims she isn't fired just laid off til her hair starts to grow. I live in Canada and am ashamed of this resturant owner. Canada is a very loving and giving place.

    95. j says – reply to this


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      although this sucks, this is not an entire nation's fault; this is an employment issue, and I can assure you Perez, Canadian employment laws are fair and just. If you noticed, the waitress didn't want to sue, has a new job and is still happy. I would think that is a refreshing change from the 'sue first, ask questions later' stance that we often take. I also found it refreshing that instead of public outcry, the townspeople are just going to eat somewhere else. Now THAT is power of the people.

    96. Marie says – reply to this


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      Come on perez, the way you say it we looks like dumbasses! I live in Canada and I think it is stupid that she have been fired. It's the fault of the cunt that is her boss.
      Now don't generalise. You guys in USA do some strange stuff sometimes and we are not on your back because of that. So respect please.

    97. The Sm says – reply to this


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      This is one incident .. don't blame our country as whole for it … blame her idiot employers … IGNORANT!

    98. stefff says – reply to this


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      I'm from Canada and CAN'T belive that!
      thats terrible

    99. Jay says – reply to this


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      YES PEREZ A WHOLE COUNTRY CONSPIRED TO FIRE THIS WOMEN. GIVE YOUR FUCKING HED A SHAKE. IF WE BLAMED YOUR COUNTRY AS A WHOLE FOR ALL THE DUMB SHIT SEEPING OUTTA YOUR BORDERS. WELL LETS JUST SAY THE LIST WOULD REACH THE MOON

    100. Laura says – reply to this


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      This isn't a CANADA issue

      This is a resteraunt owner being a douche!

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