^Does the new Act give the city the ability to create cafes on public land? Not only do I see this interfering with Ontario's archaic liquor laws that prohibit a licensed establishment from serving alcohol outdoors without a ridiculous fence, but I see this facing opposition from lefter-leaning councilors (and, *ahem*, the views of a certain magazine that celebrates public space) who oppose the "privatization" of public space.
Of course, having a cafe that sits on sidewalk space is not the same as setting up an ad for Chevy in Dundas Square. The cafe enhances and animates the public realm, rather than deadening or cheapening it, but as progressive as they purport to be, this crowd can be surprisingly provincial and wilfully stubborn when it comes to these things. And they're blinded by their ideology, to boot.
I, personally, would love to live in a Toronto where I could sit on my favourite street with a beer or glass of wine and watch the city fly by uninhibited by barriers.