drinking in public in Canada
 

I heard it's illegal to drink alcohol in public places, like in parks or just on the streets, but I also heard if you hide what you are drinking, like with a bag or something, then it's fine. Is this true?

Yes it's illegal, no hiding it makes no difference because you're still drinking in public.

also illegal(ontario) to be drunk in public. The coppers find you staggering home late at night they will throw you in the drunk tank.

where can I read about this on the net? Can't find shit :(

if you drink it in a cup its legal (source: trailer park boys)

you cant drink or do anythng fun in public here..lol

are you serious? :1orglaugh

well.. you can certainly drink in the streets during the Jazz Festival here.. so id say false..

Women can go topless in public here (Ontario), but none of them do. :(

you can't drink in public
but you can club a seal in public
its a Canadian thing

I regularly drink in public.

Though it might be illegal, it's tolerated.

Way to just guess. You're wrong, it's certainly illegal EXCEPT by special permit. So, the Jazz Fest must have a permit for the area.

http://www.drugwise-droguesoisfute.h...loi/alco_e.asp

where could i go to get some sticky?

thanks for the heads up :thumbsup

Technically its illegal to drink in public places - but unless your behaving like a drunken asshole and making a spectacle...the cops will either turn a blind eye or give you a warning.

Also depends on the cop...

...and depends where you are in Canada. It ain't the same everywhere you go.

Just remember - Ontario...where you can marry a fag - you just can't smoke one.

LOL. Like it's illegal to fuck a hooker at her own place in ON but if it's your place it's legal :thumbsup

You cannot drink in public, trust me, I learnt the hard way in Montreal :)
WG

Illegal, yes, but you just have to be smart about it, and discreet. Slip one of those "Coke" or "Pepsi" can coolers around your canned beer and no one will bug you.

Sit out in the open on the beach or at the park guzzling booze openly and yeah, you're begging for a hot nightstick injection.


Btw, licensed restaurants with outdoor patios are also "in public" yet it is perfectly legal to drink there. You're outside, you're among the public.... what's the difference? You're better off drinking there than sitting in a public park or beach where you could get nabbed, fined, etc.

Drinking in public or drunk in public is illegal and I have spent a couple nights in the drunk tank myself. However there are parts of Quebec where it is tolerated. It all depends on the cops, ........

Not correct - the Jazz festival area is a "event site" and you can drink on site. However, if you stand 1 block away and try to drink a beer, you would be breaking the law.

It's not legal but it's somewhat tolerated if you are discreet(If you are doing your tourist that is screaming everywhere while drinking... good luck). You need a bag over your beer. I got caught a few times in the summer downtown during the festivals and they usually tell you to just drop it in the garbage bin or to empty it.

If you are discreet you can even drink in your car while driving(not recommended unless you are a moran) but I've seen it done plenty of times.

Unless you're searching for trouble they don't bother much in quebec an ontario.

Don't make it too obvious and they leave you alone

You mean like this?

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/8366/rickyrq6.jpg

:D