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on March 27, 2017 in World News

Government Says Man’s Last Name Too ‘Offensive’ For License Plate

A Canadian provincial government has withdrawn a man’s eponymous personalized vehicle license plate, saying Lorne Grabher’s surname is offensive to women when viewed on his car bumper. Grabher said Friday that he put his last name on the license plate decades ago as a gift for his late father’s birthday, and says the province’s refusal to renew the plate late last year is unfair. Grabher says the Nova Scotia government is discriminating against his name. Letters of the law: following up on the license plate story today. Tune in at 6pm for the latest. @CTVAtlantic pic.twitter.com/atWKpJzwIb — Kelland Sundahl...

A Canadian provincial government has withdrawn a man’s eponymous personalized vehicle license plate, saying Lorne Grabher’s surname is offensive to women when viewed on his car bumper. Grabher said Friday that he put his last name on the license...

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