Toronto the Good needs to let me be "bad"

On the way to work today, I heard that the TTC is thinking of running the subways in this town 24 hours. Although there are some very good arguments hesitant about this and it largely seems that the infrastructure doesn't exist, I'm happy that it is at least being considered. I find it encouraging that Toronto is shedding some of its provincialism and archaic concepts about time. The Mel Lastmans of the world may think that a tacky tourist trap may prove our "world-class" stature, but in my humble view, a world-class city is one that is confident and mature. Having Papa Puritan enforce a nap-time for millions of adults is just very... 1950. Here I'm referring especially to the 2am last call. This condescending cut-off is exposed as provincial when one considers that certain bars are allowed to stay open until 4am during the film festival, so the celebrity hordes can be fooled into believing we're glamorous party-girls. And having to trek around town before the ungodly hour of 10pm for a bottle of wine is just sadistic. When it's easier to buy a gram of coke than it is to buy a bottle of wine, something seems wrong to me.