Your link is wrong. If you ever visit Canada, visit a Second Cup and then visit a Tim Hortons. Then decide which is the Starbucks equivalent, both in coffee strength and variety, and decor. Starbucks coffee is generally stronger than what is offered in other coffee shops, as is the case with Second Cup. Tim Hortons coffee, while very good, is generally weaker, as is Dunkin' Donuts coffee. Starbucks has more of a lounge environment with stuffed chairs, fireplace, piped in music and wifi, as does Second Cup. Tim Hortons has more of a fast food feel to its decor, with McDonald's style seating, as does Dunkin' Donuts. What you lack in judgment you more than make up for in arrogance. Perhaps that's what defines you as a condescending piece of shit.
I'm on the westcoast so this may be different then back east but Starbucks is the equivalent to Starbucks here. I can not even tell you where a Second cup is but could give you ten+ locations for Starbucks or point you in any direction to find one. Second Cup may be the equivalent offerring but are are nowhere equivalent in market saturation. Tim Hortons is next after Starbucks here for market share but also caters to a different market. On the taxes front, sounds like a last ditch effort to attract business back to the region.
I actually decided to check the Tim's, starbucks numbers. Tim Hortons roughly 2900 in Canada. Starbucks little over 600. Second cup 340 Blendz don't know already wasted too much time. But I guess you can say that Tim Hortons is the Starbucks of Canada based on location #'s. But yeah they are different.
That was the point of my initial post in this thread. Someone who likes Starbucks would feel more at home at a Second Cup. Similarly, Dunkin' Donuts and Tim Hortons have essentially interchangeable customers, product offerings and prices.