, who is calling on the city to declare today a municipal holiday. The proposed Picnic Day would be a chance for Torontonians to spend time in their public green spaces—and a boon for local food and bottle shops still feeling the pandemic pinch. Here, Leszcz talks about how the city’s new pilot could strengthen our social fabric and why it’s not just about getting sloshed.You’re proposing a new holiday: Picnic Day.
Not to be an ant at your picnic, but we already have a holiday long weekend coming up. Is this not overkill? Would picnicking be enforced? Or could I, hypothetically, spend Picnic Day sleeping until 2 p.m. and then vegging out on the couch? Let’s be real, though: you’re in the booze business. Are you actually thinking that Picnic Day could happen or is it more of a publicity stunt?