Toronto residents will be allowed to consume alcohol in a select number of parks in the coming months after city council approved a time-limited pilot program. The pilot project will run from Aug. 2 t...
They said no tickets have been issued in 2023 for illegal drinking in parks.
LOL. Because people are boozing out of their water bottles and plastic/paper cups. Amateur officers need to try harder.
City officials have said the proposed program is based on “public health guidance, public safety and operational considerations and the experiences of other Canadian cities.”
Right. If it was about HEALTH and SAFETY, they’d keep alcohol out of publoc areas. Absolutely zero reason to encourage public drinking.
Laws won’t stop people drinking and causing a nuisance. They won’t drink more now because it’s legal.
But now I can go to the park and have a beer with some friends after work. Sadly I can’t afford to rent somewhere with a back yard, public parks other areas are an important part of the collective public health, and cracking a cold one at the same time, well, no complaints here.
LOL. Because people are boozing out of their water bottles and plastic/paper cups. Amateur officers need to try harder.
Right. If it was about HEALTH and SAFETY, they’d keep alcohol out of publoc areas. Absolutely zero reason to encourage public drinking.
Laws won’t stop people drinking and causing a nuisance. They won’t drink more now because it’s legal.
But now I can go to the park and have a beer with some friends after work. Sadly I can’t afford to rent somewhere with a back yard, public parks other areas are an important part of the collective public health, and cracking a cold one at the same time, well, no complaints here.