Ontario’s newly-designed license plates just hit a speedbump. Call it Plate-gate. From a report: A little background: The Canadian province’s new design was unveiled by the provincial government — led by center-right Ontario Premier Doug Ford — last year. Almost immediately, people started comparing the plate design unfavorably to a box of Q-tips. The plates also had a new slogan — “A Place to Grow” — which drew the ire of some critics, who preferred the previous “Yours to Discover,” which the plates had sported since 1982. Then there was the palette: Observers noticed that the new plates had the same blue color scheme as Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party. But the real problems began once the plates went into use this month. “Has anyone else noticed that the newly designed @ONgov license plates are totally unreadable from distance at night?” tweeted videojournalist Andrew Collins on Friday. “Could be an issue for [Toronto] police forces in the future.” A Twitter user who describes himself as a police sergeant in Kingston, Ont., tweeted another photo with the same complaint the next day: “Did anyone consult with police before designing and manufacturing the new Ontario licence plates? They’re virtually unreadable at night.”

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