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Lawyers for the conglomerate that owns Tim Hortons have issued a stern warning to a group of the restaurant chain’s Canadian franchisees, accusing them of spreading “misinformation” about the company.

“Certain of your clients, or persons directed by them, have been in contact with various financial analysts and others in the financial community,” said the June 7 letter from Andraya Frith, partner at the firm Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt, to a lawyer for the Great White North Franchisee Association.

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The group of Canadian Tim Hortons franchisees organized earlier this year to protest what they say are unfair business practices that were introduced in the wake of the restaurant chain’s merger with Burger King in late 2014.

The missive, which arrived two days after Restaurant Brands International Inc.’s annual meetings of shareholders last week, is the latest sign of rancor after months of sparring between the dissident franchisees and their Canadian head office.