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The previous plates, and every other plate re-launch in Ontario, were under Conservative governments.

True, and absolutely the most crazy part of this whole debacle so far. Even if the old plates were launched by the previous Liberal government... so what? They were as neutral as possibly imaginable.

In fairness, the Liberals did change the black on yellow plates to red on white, the Liberal party colours, in 2007. They also added a french slogan to the blue and white plates in 2008.

So what indeed. It really doesn't matter. But, there is at least a modicum of truth in the statement.

Additionally, the previous blue on white design was really on the NDP. The Conservatives' only contribution to the design was accommodating the seventh character when valid six character combinations ran out.

Harris (PC) added the seventh digit, but the overall design of the previous plates was unveiled under Rae (NDP).

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