Ontario facing criticism over visibility of new blue licence plates

Government and Consumer Services Minister Lisa Thompson, seen here on June 20, 2019, said the province is seeking 'feedback' after complaints about the new plates being difficult to read at night.The Ontario government is facing criticism over the province’s new blue licence plates after police officers and others raised concerns about visibility problems that could hamper investigations.

The problem was first raised over the weekend on social media by an off-duty Kingston police officer, who posted a picture of an unreadable plate in a well-lit parking lot at night. Sergeant Steve Koopman of Kingston Police posted the widely shared photo on Saturday on Twitter, asking: “Did anyone consult with police before designing and manufacturing the new Ontario licence plates? They’re virtually unreadable at night.” He did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.

“We’ve been getting those concerns … from the front-line officers, who are texting or tweeting out photos of plates at night and saying, ‘This is hard to read,'"he said. “I’ve even gotten a few phone calls from concerned citizens.” Interim Liberal leader John Fraser said the government’s defense of the plates as some officers raise concerns “doesn’t make any sense.” He added: “If our police officers are saying I can’t visually see them at night, that is a problem.”

Good grief, this back page stuff. Does not deserve this much air time.

One good thing, they don’t have “open for business”!

Got demoted to license plates, and still blew it. Her buddy Lisa MacLeod got demoted to tourism brochures, and blew that by getting loaded at a concert and yelling at people. Train wrecks....

Amid all the fuss, testers failed to notice the new Ontario motto : 'I lie therefore I am'.

LisaThompsonMPP resign over your stupidity

Couldn’t read the last ones. Can’t read the new ones. Government sucks at this.

Plates won’t matter soon, we have borders, ports, ships, trucks, bridges, roads, rail and pipelines blocked by every freeloader that ever wanted tax $ for nothing coming out of the weeds for the liberal negotiation sweepstakes. That’s where the bar is now for every single project

... and she’s STILL grinning, in the midst of all this conservative incompetence...

good because its quite obvious they are an ad for the PC party. I've already refused mine at my local MTO office.

Double Blue are Toronto Argonauts football team colours not Conservative colours, Please.

I think they look dumb. The rest just adds to the stupidity of this government.

Oooh. A big Globe&Mail report. Can’t wait to read about Ontario licence plates. Please!

Not Ontario. But the Ford government that’s defending that’s it’s okay

You can barely see them at night. We just discussed this BaidKaushal.

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