By The Canadian Press
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LONDON, Ont. - After being fired for giving away a Timbit to a baby and hastily reinstated when the doughy dilemma hit the media, single mom Nicole Lilliman said Thursday she'll collect her much-needed Tim Hortons paycheque until she can find work elsewhere.
While still anxious to work in a customer service job, the 27-year-old mother of four young children said she fears her career with the iconic Canadian purveyor of coffee and doughnuts has been irreparably harmed - despite a chance to work at a new outlet.
"I will have to leave, I will look for another job," Lilliman said. "I will leave just because nobody's going to like me. It's going to be awkward (going back to work), but I need a cheque in two weeks. I need it, I have to have it."
Lilliman, who said she had aspired to become a supervisor, was fired by what Tim Hortons head office called an overzealous manager after giving away the deep-fried confection - retail value 16 cents - to the infant on Tuesday.
The three-year employee, who makes $9.05 an hour and pays $750 a month in rent, was called into a backroom the next day and made to sign termination papers that read "terminated for giving baby product without paying," she said.
"So I signed it because it's true - I did it."
As she left the store in tears, a stranger handed her $40, saying someone had once done him the same favour when he was fired from a job, Lilliman said.
"I left crying, everybody's staring at me. I was so embarrassed," she said. "Then I went home and called the newspaper."
Tim Hortons spokeswoman Rachel Douglas said Thursday the store apparently had a policy against giving away food, but added it wasn't a ground for dismissal and that Lilliman is receiving an apology from head office.
For now, Lilliman will return to work at another Tim Hortons store close to where she was previously employed.
"She has chosen to go to a different location, just down the street, which is owned by the same franchisee in case she was uncomfortable returning to her current store," Douglas said.
No decision has been made regarding taking action against the manger who fired Lilliman, Douglas added.
"It was an unfortunate incident where a manager acted a bit overzealously. The actions of that manager were not appropriate, nor were they grounds for dismissal."
Lilliman, who said she had a strained relationship with her manager before the incident, said she doesn't want to see her former boss fired but is glad to see Tim Hortons making apologies.
"I want them to feel like that. I'm sorry, you just fired a mother of four over a Timbit," she said.
"Everything would have been fine and dandy. I wouldn't have called anyone. Nothing would have happened if they had just been like, 'Nicole, you gave out a Timbit. It's not allowed. Please don't do it again."'
Despite government subsidies, including daycare, Lilliman pays $120 a month in transportation costs to get her children - aged three, five, six and 10 - to their care providers.
The $750 a month she pays in rent doesn't cover utilities.
"I pay to flush my toilet," she said. "I need this job."
Lilliman said if she ever has the urge to give away a Timbit again, she'll pay the 16 cents out of her own purse.
As for the need for a nationwide policy on Timbit freebies, Douglas said that has yet to be determined, noting that store owners currently set their own policies and run "their businesses as they choose."
-By Gregory Bonnell in Toronto.
welcome to canadaaaaaaaaa
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bagera
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- Местоположение: Canada - Asshole of the World.
8. Discriminatory and Dishonest Immigration System.
Immigration to Canada is based on a point system, obtained with your education, qualifications and job experience. Points are good enough for immigration, but in Canada, they are not good enough to get a job in your field. Amazing, how the credentials that qualify you to come to Canada are the same credentials that don't qualify you for your profession in Canada. The reason is, Canada only wants immigrants to do the labor jobs - pizza delivery, driving taxis, factory work etc.
7. Out Of Control Cost Of Living.
From rent, to utility bills, to shopping, to phone, internet and cable bills, to gas, to car insurance, to eating out, to basically anything you have to pay for or buy, the cost of living in Canada has become astronomical. Recent immigrants are astonished as to how expensive everything is. It is estimated that compared to most countries around the world, the cost of living in Canada is on average five times greater.
6. Health Care Crisis.
Practicing physicians in Canada are in a shortage, 1 in 4 Canadians cannot get a family doctor. Canadian doctors are leaving to move permanently to the United States. Statistics Canada and the Canadian Medical Association both have identified that for every 1 American doctor that moves to Canada, 19 (nineteen) Canadian doctors move to the United States! Doctors in Canada are overworked and underpaid, and there is a cap on their salaries.
5. Very High Taxes.
Yes, you have the GST, the PST, totaling 15%, on practically everything you purchase and many other taxes taken out of our weekly paycheck. You have to pay a whopping amount to the government, out of your hard earned salary, so that the government can turn around and give it to beer drinking, hockey watching welfare bums. Fair? It does not matter, it's Canada.
4. Money Hungry Government.
Canadian Embassies around the world lie to foreigners, painting this picture that Canada is Utopia, because they want them to come to Canada. Why? Because foreigners bring money! So after being deceived, these foreigners come. They must bring with them at least $10,000. Canada has an immigration quota of 250,000 per year. So please do the math, 250,000 multiplied by $10,000 each equals a whopping 2.5 Billion dollars that Canada gains from immigrants every year.
3. No Culture.
Unlike almost every other country in the world, Canada has no culture. Actually American culture is what dominates Canada. When was the last time you had some 'Canadian' food? There are no Canadian traditions and there is no national identity. What does it even mean to call yourself a 'Canadian'. . .nothing really. People living in Canada, still identify themselves with the country they 'originally' came from.
2. Worst Weather.
Yes, Canada has the worst weather conditions of any country in the world. Freezing cold temperatures, snow, ice, hail, winds, storms etc. From the Prairie provinces to the Maritimes, from the Territories to southern Ontario, the weather is so horrific and disgusting that many Canadians leave Canada simply because of this reason alone.
1. No Jobs.
Yes, coast to coast, there are no jobs. Immigrants are highly qualified (MD's, PhD's, Lawyers, Engineers etc.) but they are driving taxi cabs, delivering pizza's or working in factories. Even people with bachelors degrees from Canadian Universities cannot find jobs after graduation. This is the tragedy associated with immigration to Canada. I feel sorry for those immigrants who are stuck in Canada for the rest of their lives. It is indeed a very sad and hopeless future.
Immigration to Canada is based on a point system, obtained with your education, qualifications and job experience. Points are good enough for immigration, but in Canada, they are not good enough to get a job in your field. Amazing, how the credentials that qualify you to come to Canada are the same credentials that don't qualify you for your profession in Canada. The reason is, Canada only wants immigrants to do the labor jobs - pizza delivery, driving taxis, factory work etc.
7. Out Of Control Cost Of Living.
From rent, to utility bills, to shopping, to phone, internet and cable bills, to gas, to car insurance, to eating out, to basically anything you have to pay for or buy, the cost of living in Canada has become astronomical. Recent immigrants are astonished as to how expensive everything is. It is estimated that compared to most countries around the world, the cost of living in Canada is on average five times greater.
6. Health Care Crisis.
Practicing physicians in Canada are in a shortage, 1 in 4 Canadians cannot get a family doctor. Canadian doctors are leaving to move permanently to the United States. Statistics Canada and the Canadian Medical Association both have identified that for every 1 American doctor that moves to Canada, 19 (nineteen) Canadian doctors move to the United States! Doctors in Canada are overworked and underpaid, and there is a cap on their salaries.
5. Very High Taxes.
Yes, you have the GST, the PST, totaling 15%, on practically everything you purchase and many other taxes taken out of our weekly paycheck. You have to pay a whopping amount to the government, out of your hard earned salary, so that the government can turn around and give it to beer drinking, hockey watching welfare bums. Fair? It does not matter, it's Canada.
4. Money Hungry Government.
Canadian Embassies around the world lie to foreigners, painting this picture that Canada is Utopia, because they want them to come to Canada. Why? Because foreigners bring money! So after being deceived, these foreigners come. They must bring with them at least $10,000. Canada has an immigration quota of 250,000 per year. So please do the math, 250,000 multiplied by $10,000 each equals a whopping 2.5 Billion dollars that Canada gains from immigrants every year.
3. No Culture.
Unlike almost every other country in the world, Canada has no culture. Actually American culture is what dominates Canada. When was the last time you had some 'Canadian' food? There are no Canadian traditions and there is no national identity. What does it even mean to call yourself a 'Canadian'. . .nothing really. People living in Canada, still identify themselves with the country they 'originally' came from.
2. Worst Weather.
Yes, Canada has the worst weather conditions of any country in the world. Freezing cold temperatures, snow, ice, hail, winds, storms etc. From the Prairie provinces to the Maritimes, from the Territories to southern Ontario, the weather is so horrific and disgusting that many Canadians leave Canada simply because of this reason alone.
1. No Jobs.
Yes, coast to coast, there are no jobs. Immigrants are highly qualified (MD's, PhD's, Lawyers, Engineers etc.) but they are driving taxi cabs, delivering pizza's or working in factories. Even people with bachelors degrees from Canadian Universities cannot find jobs after graduation. This is the tragedy associated with immigration to Canada. I feel sorry for those immigrants who are stuck in Canada for the rest of their lives. It is indeed a very sad and hopeless future.
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bagera
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- Местоположение: Canada - Asshole of the World.
OTTAWA – One in eight children in Canada – 788,000 in all – are living in poverty, a new report says.
Ontario remains the “child poverty capital,” with 345,000 children living in impoverished conditions, according to the 2007 national report card on child and family poverty in Canada.
“More parents are working but are still poor,” said Ann Decter, national co-ordinator of Campaign 2000, which released the report card this morning.
“It does not have to be this way.”
Ontario remains the “child poverty capital,” with 345,000 children living in impoverished conditions, according to the 2007 national report card on child and family poverty in Canada.
“More parents are working but are still poor,” said Ann Decter, national co-ordinator of Campaign 2000, which released the report card this morning.
“It does not have to be this way.”
Към копи-пейста на Багера:
bagera написа:OTTAWA – One in eight children in Canada – 788,000 in all – are living in poverty, a new report says.
Децата не са виновни. И няма гаранция, че децата в богатите семейства живеят по-щастливо...
Ontario remains the “child poverty capital,” with 345,000 children living in impoverished conditions, according to the 2007 national report card on child and family poverty in Canada.
Нормално е, това е най-голямата по население провинция...
“More parents are working but are still poor,” said Ann Decter, national co-ordinator of Campaign 2000, which released the report card this morning.
Така е , не могат всички да са богати. Щото като започнат повече хора да си купуват яхти и цените на яхтите спекултивно се вдигат...
“It does not have to be this way.”
И ти какво направи, за да не е така, като канадски жител?
Примерно как се изявяваш като носител на европейската култура и традиции?
bagera написа:8. Discriminatory and Dishonest Immigration System.
Immigration to Canada is based on a point system, obtained with your education, qualifications and job experience. Points are good enough for immigration, but in Canada, they are not good enough to get a job in your field.
това е нещо добре известно с получаването на CSQ - аз се подписах, че го знам и няма да се оплаквам
7. Out Of Control Cost Of Living.
From rent, to utility bills, to shopping, to phone, internet and cable bills, to gas, to car insurance, to eating out, to basically anything you have to pay for or buy, the cost of living in Canada has become astronomical. It is estimated that compared to most countries around the world, the cost of living in Canada is on average five times greater.
писалият тези заключения не е бил в БГ, където парното на 3 стайна панелка е в пъти повече от месечната сметка за топло в Монреал и в София пак ти е студено. Тук на юг е по-евтино в момента само защото долара е достатъчно слаб, но последните седмици цените тръгнаха бавно нагоре. Няма да сравнявам с Европа...
6. Health Care Crisis.
Practicing physicians in Canada are in a shortage, 1 in 4 Canadians cannot get a family doctor.
аз си намерих от първото телефонно позваняване и за нас, възрастните и за децата....
5. Very High Taxes.
Yes, you have the GST, the PST, totaling 15%, on practically everything you purchase and many other taxes taken out of our weekly paycheck. You have to pay a whopping amount to the government, out of your hard earned salary, so that the government can turn around and give it to beer drinking, hockey watching welfare bums. Fair? It does not matter, it's Canada.
тук съм съгласен и но и това си има своята цака - само ти трябва добър счетоводител (като моя) и таксите не са проблем, даже им се кефиш.....
4. Money Hungry Government.
Canadian Embassies around the world lie to foreigners, painting this picture that Canada is Utopia, because they want them to come to Canada. Why? Because foreigners bring money! So after being deceived, these foreigners come. They must bring with them at least $10,000. Canada has an immigration quota of 250,000 per year. So please do the math, 250,000 multiplied by $10,000 each equals a whopping 2.5 Billion dollars that Canada gains from immigrants every year.
я ги носят е не...аз познавам доста хора дошли с пъти по-малко и зацоцали социала от първия месец....а и тези пари изхарчени в Канада движат икономиката тук и създават работни места и доходи за тези, които искат
3. No Culture.
Unlike almost every other country in the world, Canada has no culture. Actually American culture is what dominates Canada. When was the last time you had some 'Canadian' food? There are no Canadian traditions and there is no national identity. What does it even mean to call yourself a 'Canadian'. . .nothing really. People living in Canada, still identify themselves with the country they 'originally' came from.
аз понеже до вчера не излизах от миланската Скала, та това не ми се коментира - в Буркина Фасо, Лаос и Долно Уйно културата е на недостижимо ниво....
2. Worst Weather.
Yes, Canada has the worst weather conditions of any country in the world. Freezing cold temperatures, snow, ice, hail, winds, storms etc. From the Prairie provinces to the Maritimes, from the Territories to southern Ontario, the weather is so horrific and disgusting that many Canadians leave Canada simply because of this reason alone.
Ако идваш от Финландия това не би трябвало да е проблем. Мен времето си ме кефи - въпрос на информиран избор, преди да дойдеш - Канада не го е направила такова специално за имигрантите
1. No Jobs.
Yes, coast to coast, there are no jobs. Immigrants are highly qualified (MD's, PhD's, Lawyers, Engineers etc.) but they are driving taxi cabs, delivering pizza's or working in factories. Even people with bachelors degrees from Canadian Universities cannot find jobs after graduation. This is the tragedy associated with immigration to Canada. I feel sorry for those immigrants who are stuck in Canada for the rest of their lives. It is indeed a very sad and hopeless future.
в друга тема батето ви показа обяви за работа. Ас лично съм работил на поточна линия за 16.51 на час, с платени почивки, храна и 100% безплатна застраховка и това докато се о риентирам за да си бачкам по професията ми от точка 1
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Sugarplum
bagera написа:маи твойта кофа не се е отворила .хи,хи кво ме развалнува!!!!!ама ти англиския............или ти куца или 0,16 тцента са много за теб!!!!!
Гледам кръстил си се "Багера".Няма лошо.Вероятно се виждаш мощен и напращял от тестостерон 
Искаш казваш,да копаеш на дълбоко.За това, както знаеш голяма кофа трябва "0,16 тЦента"са точно една шестнайста от цял долар 
И понеже си лепнал изрезка от вестник без твой коментар,а и после си залепил задълбочено "социологично" проучване, като какво е Канада,ние трябва да се догаждаме, каква ти е позицията за въпросните 16 цента.Понеже имаш тука доста единомишленици, които на други места ни съобщават,че Канада е още и малоКултурна и всякаква неграмотна сган пристига,а и местните са още повече неграмотни,некадърни и мързеливи,та се питам :idea: След като конкуренцията тука е толкова нищожна ,на тебе кво ти прече да успееш в подобна среда.Каквото и да означава думата "успех" в твойта "кофа".Нищо не ми идва на акъла, освен да си мисля,че и двете ти ръце не излизат от задника ти и няма кой да направлява"кофата"
За моя Английски не се притеснявай Оправям се както мога 
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bagera
- Мнения: 32
- Регистриран на: Пет Фев 15, 2008 1:09 pm
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Нищо не ми идва на акъла, освен да си мисля,че и двете ти ръ
много ми се виждаш притеснен, много бьрзо се нервиш .......или си уморен!!!!! голяма любов кьм canadaaaa имаи само тьрпение.
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Sugarplum
Re: Нищо не ми идва на акъла, освен да си мисля,че и двете т
Аз съм тя БагероФ.Знам,знам"Багер ме товари,камион ме гази".bagera написа:много ми се виждаш притеснен, много бьрзо се нервиш .......или си уморен!!!!! голяма любов кьм canadaaaa имаи само тьрпение.
Любов към Канада,хм не знам тази ли е думата 
Търпение за какво