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The Doug Ford government has created a safety hazard by rushing through new Ontario licence plates that are difficult to read at night, Liberal Leader John Fraser says.

“It’s kind of typical of the Ford government’s first 18 months in government — a poorly-thought out choice done quickly,” Fraser said Monday.

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Changing the plates was probably not the public’s most pressing priority for a government with lots of issues in front of it, Fraser said.

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“And now they’ve gone and done it and they’ve messed it up,” he said.

The plates were first unveiled at the Progressive Conservative government’s 2019 budget, and have just begun appearing on the province’s streets over the past month.

The plates are two shades of blue, the same colours used on the PC budget cover and press conference backdrop.

“Are they all Doug Ford vanity plates?” Fraser said.