Doug Ford's government has been making quite a few changes these past few months, and a lot of Ontarians have been talking about it. In the latest announcement, CBC has reported that the government will officially announce on Thursday that "A Place to Grow" will be the new slogan on the licence plates for Ontario drivers and Ontarians are hating it. Since the announcement has been made, many fellow Ontarians have taken to social media to talk about how they feel about the changes, and they aren't giving the most positive feedback. While the news that Ford has been considering "Open for Business" as the new slogan for commerical license plates has been circulating for a while, this new change for recreational and personal vehicles has taken Ontarians by suprise. "A Place to Grow" was taken from the 1967 song "A Place to Stand" which was the 'unoffical anthem' of Ontario since it was showcased at Expo 67. Something that many Ontarians are starting to find outdated. While the slogan will not be offically confirmed until Thursday, Ontarians already have a lot to say about it. When announced, this new slogan will be on the licesnse plates of non-commercial cars throughout Ontario. One of the main concerns that Ontarios seem to have is "A Place to Grow" sounds like it has too much of a connection with the new legalization of cannabis. Something that Ontarians feel shouldn't be connected to Ontario's license plates. “A Place To Grow” is the new Ontario license slogan. Grow what? Pot? Lol. Ontario: “A Place To Grow Pot” #aplacetogrow #aplacetogrowpot #onpoli What were they smoking?— King Francis (@scu11ey) April 9, 2019 You’ve got to be kidding: “a place to grow”?!? Is the province now just one big cannabis grow-op? #onpoli #cannabis #growwhat ? https://t.co/Xppj0TpJ0w— Emily Visser (@EmilyVisser) April 9, 2019 I prefer yours to discover. A place to grow sounds off specially since we just legalized lol— Kelly Minx (@BunzieKellz) April 9, 2019 Every person I know will now immediately associate Ontario’s motto: “A place to Grow” as referring to Marijuana. Most of us weren’t alive for Expo. Nor do we care.— Mike Jerome (@MikeJer41248824) April 9, 2019 The new slogan on Ontario licence plates will be "A Place To Grow." Can’t wait to get my new vanity plate! 😂#APlacetoGrow #onpoli pic.twitter.com/d7cXSUUGRy— Daniel Rodrigue (@RodrigueDan) April 9, 2019 While of course, other Ontarians just aren't ready for the change. "Yours to Discover" has been seen on cars throughout the province for decades. Some Ontarians even took the opprutunity to make a jab at the current education cuts. “A Place to Grow” as long as you’re not OSAP-dependent, disabled or an educator https://t.co/PBbEFyBjbl— diren ︽✵︽ (@milesmoralz) April 9, 2019 Ontario's new license plates will say "A Place to Grow" which is ironic considering #FordNation is gutting education.#ONpoli— Karen-One.Tiny.Voice (@go4itkcm) April 9, 2019 "a place to grow" on my license plate? No thanks. We're moving backwards right now, how are we growing? #ReleaseHpracReport#ScrapTheAgeCap #PauseThePlan #AutismDoesntEndAtFord @fordnation @MacLeodLisa @LisaThompsonMPP— Jaime Santana BCBA (@JaimeBCBA) April 9, 2019 The official announcement is due to be released on Thursday. It is not known yet when the new license plate slogan will officially come into effect.
