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Montrealers are allowed to sit and drink on sidewalk patios but vaping is tightly controlled though its danger is much less than tobacco's

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The past week in Montreal has seen the gradual encroachment of restaurant, bar and café patios onto the city sidewalks and asphalt, any that isn’t potholed, that is. Our six-month winter is slowly yielding to the delights of a brew, a glass of whatever with a fish ‘n’ chips, or even a pricey mocha or latté in the warming outdoor spaces we wintry creatures so cherish. Patrons engage in people-watching and fashion-judging, all the while assessing the chances of Les Canadiens in their playoff quest for the Stanley Cup. Torontonians are doing much the same, except the conversation is in the form of Leafs lamentation.

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