Debate over ‘GRABHER’ licence plate could be headed to court
HALIFAX — The controversy over Lorne Grabher’s personalized licence plate, which reads “GRABHER,” could be settled in court now that a group of lawyers has decided to sue the Nova Scotia government.
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms said Thursday it plans to file a court application later this month, saying the government officials were wrong to withdraw the man’s plate when they deemed it offensive to women.
“We had hoped for a reasonable … response which would be to reinstate the plate,” said John Carpay, president of the Calgary-based lawyers group. “Instead we received a letter from the Nova Scotia government, which essentially invites us to sue them.”
Carpay says his group, which is dedicated to defending constitutional freedoms, wanted to take on Grabher’s case because it concerns free speech.