...some strange idea that they are uniquely Canadian ...

It WAS a strange idea when Tim Horton and his partners set up shop many decades ago--how many uniquely Canadian food chains were there back then...and that (strangely) was what drove the chain's early success in Ontario, at least.  Even Horton's untimely demise couldn't stop the growth (in fact, some might argue that it enhanced it--fond memories, too, of Dave at Wendy's and the Colonel over at KFC. Ain't consumers weird...) 

But that was then, this is now. Nostalgia just isn't worth waiting...and waiting...and waiting in line for service.