From an affidavit filed in November to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Canada, by Lorne Grabher, a resident of the province. The case is ongoing.

My father’s family immigrated to Canada in 1906 and is of Austrian-German heritage. We are proud of our surname: Grabher. Twenty-seven years ago, my family applied for a personalized license plate bearing my family’s surname. The plate was installed on my father’s vehicle and was an expression of family pride. Three generations of my family have used the plate: my father, my son, and myself.

In 2016, I was notified by the Registrar…