One win, one loss in Manitoba licence plate fights
Posted October 24, 2019 10:09 am.
Last Updated October 24, 2019 12:59 pm.
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WINNIPEG — An avid “Star Trek” fan has lost his bid to have his personalized ASIMIL8 license plate returned.
Nick Troller had filed a legal challenge against Manitoba Public Insurance over its decision to revoke the plate after receiving a complaint that it was offensive to Indigenous people.
A judge this week ruled that it was reasonable for the insurer to take back the plate because the word is connected to the Indigenous experience in Manitoba.
Troller got the plate, which features the well-known saying by the alien race the Borg, in 2015.
A different Manitoba man has had his “NDN (Indian) CAR” license plate returned after an out-of-court settlement with the insurer.
Bruce Spence, who is Cree, got the personalized plate as a reference to a popular folk-rock song by an Indigenous musician.
The Canadian Press
