In early July the Quebec government announced it would begin allowing Quebecers to purchase personalized - or "vanity" - license plates for vehicles registered in the province.
It was a popular decision that has Quebecers snatching the plates up almost as fast as the government can supply them.
"I don't think they anticipated the amount of people that wanted to get it intially," said Deven Winters.
The English-speaking U-S transplant was among the first Montrealers to have his new "vanity" plate approved and delivered.
Winters' choice was inspired by the PQ's identity and language critic who nearly blew a gasket over the government's announcement, fearing Quebec roadways would be flooded with English words. After a few failed attempts and then patiently clicking through a Quebec Government website that kept crashing from too much traffic, Winters' ironic choice was approved by Quebec bureaucrats. His license plate reads, "ANGLAIS."
He said a few of his friends worry he may become a target because of his ANGLAIS plate, but he's only "slightly" concerned.
"I think we have other bigger problems in the world than license plates and y'know, languages. That's how I look at it," he said.
However, even the delivery person couldn't resist having a bit of fun at his expense.
"She jokingly tried to stab my plate with her pen," laughed Winters. "A lot of people thought it was funny."
As of Tuesday August 14th, nearly 17-thousand requests have been made for Quebec vanity plates, with more than 35-hundred requests denied and 300 currently under review.