I see no end of no smoking signs on coffee shop windows that happen to have an overhang that is large enough that the city considers it “inside” being ignored by the management of the coffee shops, their patrons, and people walking down the street — good on them all I say.

One of the best ways to determine if a law or regulation is something society is willing to accept (or even wants) is the level of adherence it receives; and in the case of Ottawa’s no smoking under overhang laws it’s pretty clear that the city nannies went further than people were reasonably willing to go.

– and the city nannies should pay attention to that.