The provincial government withdrew Lorne Grabher's licence plate — it reads simply, "Grabher" — after officials agreed with a complainant that it was a "socially unacceptable slogan." 'Glaringly arbitrary'"In my view, it is glaringly arbitrary and hypocritical for government to engage in such vulgar expression, when I am prohibited from displaying my surname on a licence plate," he says in the affidavit, filed in Nova Scotia Supreme Court. "I am increasingly dismayed by the hypersensitivity of some people who are 'offended' by every little thing they encounter. Canadians who complain to the government about every little thing should be politely but firmly informed that we live in a cultural mosaic that respects individual freedoms. The personalized plate program, introduced in 1989, allows the province to refuse plates deemed offensive, socially unacceptable or in bad taste.

Source: CBC News November 13, 2017 19:18 UTC