Manitoba man fighting in court to be allowed Star Trek licence plate

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A lawyer representing Manitoba says a 'Star Trek' fan wasn't allowed to keep his personalized ASIMIL8 licence plate because the word cannot be dissociated from the history of forced assimilation of Indigenous people in the province.

Last Updated Monday, April 8, 2019 5:38PM EDT

Assimilate, whether in the sense of a fictional alien race or the real history of Indigenous people in Canada, is "talking about wiping out the uniqueness of people," Murray said. James Kitchen, lawyer for the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, argued on behalf of Troller. Kitchen told court that Troller drove around for nearly two years with the plate on his vehicle without any complaints. In fact, Kitchen said, many people asked Troller for photos with the plate.

He pointed to a case where a man's licence plate was removed after the controversy around the ASIMIL8 plate.

 

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