It’s coming. A new licence plate for Alberta vehicles.

It is a licence plate with attitude. It is long overdue. Psst … the current licence plate was designed more than 40 years ago.

The words on the plate have been decided.

Strong and Free. It is the motto of Alberta. They are words found in the national anthem.

A generation ago some Albertans fought for a Strong and Free licence plate, including this scribbler and legendary Edmonton Sun columnist Neil Waugh.

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After all, it was time for Alberta to tell the world who we were, no insult to the Wild Rose Country plate.

Alas, the Alberta government of the day wimped out.

Some loud voices in this province thought Strong and Free on a plate was too strong, too aggressive, too in y

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