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With a week to go before Canada legalizes recreational pot, one of the biggest question marks in Ontario is where people will be allowed to smoke it.

Ontario’s Conservative government plans to loosen restrictions to allow people to consume cannabis wherever they can legally smoke tobacco.

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So lighting up in stores and restaurants would be banned, but smoking a joint while strolling down the sidewalk or visiting a park or beach would be allowed.

However, there’s a big caveat: municipalities can add their own restrictions on cannabis consumption.

Ottawa already has.

The city’s no-smoking bylaw bans lighting up in city parks, at beaches and on municipal property. That bylaw also applies to smoking cannabis, say city officials.

The new city council to be elected on Oct. 22 will decide whether any further restrictions should be imposed.

The prospect of Ottawans being allowed to smoke pot on sidewalks doesn’t sit well with some, including Mayor Jim Watson.