A 91裸聊视频淪tar Trek91裸聊视频� fan who had to give up a personalized licence plate says the Manitoba government is acting like a villain on the science fiction series.
Nick Troller is heading to court next month to try to regain his licence plate that bears the message 91裸聊视频淎SIMIL8.91裸聊视频�
It was confiscated in April by the Crown-owned Manitoba Public Insurance after two Indigenous people complained the word 91裸聊视频渁ssimilate91裸聊视频� is offensive because of the long history of government assimilation policies.
But Troller says his plate refers to the catchphrase 91裸聊视频測ou will be assimilated91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� that is used on 91裸聊视频淪tar Trek: The Next Generation91裸聊视频� by aliens called the Borg, who absorb their enemies into a hive-like collective.
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In an affidavit, Troller says he is being assimilated by the government bureaucracy and losing his freedom of expression.
91裸聊视频淭he irony of the rescission of my freedom of expression is not lost on me: I have been assimilated by the bureaucratic machine. The individualized expression on the plate has been subsumed and erased,91裸聊视频� Troller91裸聊视频檚 affidavit reads.
91裸聊视频淟ike the Borg, MPI is vastly more powerful than I. And like the Borg, it feels no need to explain itself to the people in its path when it suddenly reverses course.91裸聊视频�
In his affidavit, Troller says his licence plate was clearly tied to the 91裸聊视频淪tar Trek91裸聊视频� series. It was in a frame that contained other phrases from the Borg including 91裸聊视频淩esistance is futile91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淲e are the Borg.91裸聊视频�
Manitoba Public Insurance has not yet filed a response to the legal action, but has previously said that it retains the right to recall plates that might be considered offensive.
91裸聊视频淭he corporation91裸聊视频檚 position in this matter was clearly stated in the letter to the customer. With legal proceedings impending, Manitoba Public Insurance respectfully has no further comment to provide,91裸聊视频� spokesperson Brian Smiley wrote in an email Monday.
According to MPI91裸聊视频檚 policy, licence plates can91裸聊视频檛 contain words, phrases or innuendoes that 91裸聊视频渕ay be considered offensive.91裸聊视频� Even after they are issued, the plates can be recalled since they are the property of the Crown.
Troller91裸聊视频檚 case is similar to a legal battle over a personalized licence plate in Nova Scotia.
Lorne Grabher had his plate with the text 91裸聊视频淕RABHER91裸聊视频� his last name, revoked after it was deemed offensive to women.
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Both Grabher and Troller are being supported in their court cases by the Calgary-based non-profit Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.
In its court application, Troller91裸聊视频檚 lawyer says the revocation of the licence plate contravenes the freedom of expression under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
An initial court hearing on the matter is scheduled for Aug. 16.
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
