Are Tim Hortons' new lids 'woke'? One Conservative MP thinks so

Conservative MP Lianne Rood says she has no time for Tims after the fast food chain began testing new lids in certain locations.

Over the past year, Tim Hortons has been replacing plastic coffee lids with fibre ones as part of a pilot project in some cities.

Rood took to social media to complain about the «woke paper lids that dissolve in your mouth.»

«Until Tim Hortons gets rid of this paper lid, I'm done with Tim Hortons,» she said in a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday.

In a separate X post, the Ontario MP claimed that the lid begins dissolving after a few sips and took a shot at some of Tim Hortons' food selections.

«We've overlooked Tim Horton's wacko menu items but now their coffee doesn't even work like coffee anymore,» Rood wrote.

Rood's video was shot outside of a Tim Hortons location just south of Parliament Hill.

The company announced in April that it would be conducting a six-week trial of its fibre lids at some stores in the nation's capital.

«We're excited to ask Ottawans to help us test this new, plastic-free and recyclable lid for Tim Hortons hot beverage cups. We're known for serving Canada's favourite coffee, so it's important that we develop a best-in-class solution for our guests,» Paul Yang, Tim Hortons' director of sustainable packaging, said in a media statement at the time.

Yang said the new lids are meant to feel like the old ones, but are completely plastic free. Similar trials with the lids were conducted in Vancouver and Prince Edward Island in recent years. The Vancouver pilot eliminated the use of 3.3 million plastic lids, according the the company's press release from April.

Tim Hortons said Thursday there is no plan to switch to fibre lids company-wide.

«This is part of our long-term