A photo of a man holding a personalized Ontario licence plate with the words “October 7” was deemed illegal.
The plate appears to be commemorating the Hamas attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Posts on social media show a man holding the plate, implying that he is celebrating the deadly attack. He is identified as a Mississauga business owner.
When INsauga.com contacted the number for the Mississauga business, High Sky Demolition Services, the man who answered immediately asked if the call was about the October 7 plate. He then spouted off some misogynistic remarks and declined to comment further.
The post is on the man’s personal TikTok account.
At a press conference in Mississauga Friday about auto theft and illegal car rallies, Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation said he was aware of the plate.
“That’s totally unacceptable,” Sarkaria said. “There is no place for that in the province.”
The social media post is recirculating online, he said.
“This is actually a licence plate that was …