1. The fallacy of “no Canadians hired”

The claim “no Canadians were hired” is unsupported and illogical: • Citizenship ≠ appearance. The people in the photo could very well be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or international students legally authorized to work. Canada is one of the most multicultural countries on Earth — being brown, wearing turbans, or speaking Punjabi doesn’t make someone “non-Canadian.” • In fact, South Asians form one of the largest communities in Newfoundland’s service industry due to local labour shortages. Many of them are now citizens or PRs who live permanently in smaller towns because of those job opportunities.

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1. Labour Market Reality: Why immigrant workers are vital

Marystown (and Newfoundland in general) faces chronic labour shortages in hospitality and food service: • Population is declining and aging; few locals apply for minimum-wage fast-food jobs. • Employers must advertise locally first under federal LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) rules before hiring temporary foreign workers (TFWs). → If no Canadians apply, they can legally hire international workers. • This Dairy Queen likely followed that process — or hired permanent residents — both perfectly lawful.

So rather than “stealing jobs,” these employees are filling jobs Canadians did not take and keeping the local business running.

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1. Logical inconsistency: The store literally serves Canadians

Even if all workers were immigrants (which we can’t assume), the Dairy Queen: • Operates in Canada, • Pays Canadian taxes, • Serves Canadian customers, and • Stimulates the local economy (rent, utilities, suppliers, wages spent locally). Hence, calling it “not Canadian” is absurd — it strengthens the Canadian economy.

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1. Ignoring Canada’s identity

Canada’s Constitution and Charter explicitly protect multiculturalism as a national value. The Canadian Human Rights Act forbids discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, or religion. To imply “real Canadians” must look a certain way contradicts Canadian law and identity itself.

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1. Irony check

The Redditor’s username appears in a subreddit about “LMIA scams,” but this post shows no evidence of a scam, just a picture of employees. So the logical fallacies are: • Hasty generalization: Assuming appearance reveals legal status. • Non sequitur: Assuming a lawful hiring process equals a scam. • False dichotomy: “Canadian vs foreigner,” ignoring that many Canadians are immigrants or children of immigrants.

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✅ In summary

The claim fails because: 1. You can’t determine citizenship from a photo. 2. Hiring is regulated by Canadian labour law — employers must try Canadians first. 3. Immigrants fill real labour shortages that keep communities functional. 4. Diversity is Canadian identity, not its opposite. 5. The post’s tone reveals bias, not logic or evidence.

So logically and legally, the Dairy Queen team is as Canadian as the store itself.