Oh Doughnuts claps back after online criticisms of Trudeau's visit

Oh Canada, you sure do have strong opinions about doughnuts.

What should have been a short and sweet visit to a Canadian doughnut shop by the Prime Minister has turned into a bit of a sticky situation.

Winnipeg’s Oh Doughnuts was delighted to see Justin Trudeau swing by over the weekend, picking up several boxes of goodies as fuel for Cabinet meetings.

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Trudeau even went so far as to post an image of himself carrying the goods, captioning the photo with a message calling the shop one of “Winnipeg’s best” along with the hashtag, #shoplocal.

After this drop-in, it seems the locally owned-and-operated shop was getting called out online, some folks were saying Trudeau should have grabbed doughnuts at Tim Hortons.

I guess Tim’s isnt good enough at $10 a dozen. Nothing says I am middle class than $47 a dozen donuts. Just another elitist selfie moment.

— Brian (@bmcleod013) January 21, 2020

Oh Doughnuts clapped back to the haters in a four-part response on Twitter.

-A local Winnipeg Tim’s has locked their staff out over a 10 cent raise;
-Tim’s doughnuts are not made fresh in each shop-they are trucked in frozen from a plant in ON
-Tim’s does not use local or organic ingredients where possible, and their cups are not compostable;

2/4

— OhDoughnuts (@OhDoughnuts) January 21, 2020

We pay to compost our organic waste & offer compostable or recyclable packaging.

Our pricing reflects our respect for our employees,the environment and our commitment to quality, local goods. We are a small biz that really appreciated the sale on a cold Jan Mon morn. #cndpoli

— OhDoughnuts (@OhDoughnuts) January 21, 2020

The doughnut maker has been receiving a ton of support since, and Oh Doughnuts is clearly standing its ground during what they’ve coined #doughnutgate.

As a strong, Canadian owned small business, keep up the good work! Everyone who is hating on you because one of your customers happens to be JT needs to get a life.

— Dr. Retro ⚽️ (@drretro) January 22, 2020

My mother called me last nite, lmao #Donutgate was on the agenda apparently. We think the way you have handled this is outstanding, We want some DOUGHNUTS from OhDoughnuts now haha! Respect for the environment, employees & community. 🇨🇦❤️ Great job guys! ❤️🇨🇦

— Kristopher Lad (@TopherChris666) January 22, 2020