--- title: 🖖Canadian Star Trek Fan has his 'ASIMIL8' Licence Plate revoked description: 🖖 Live Long & Prosper. 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However, this appears to be one of those situations where neither side is wrong. Clearly, (including the judge it seems!) do not know have knowledge of the race of the Borg on *Star Trek*. On the other hand, Canada has an unsettling history with its indigenous population, similar to Australia.   "For basically the entirety of this country's history, indigenous peoples have been forcibly assimilated through really extremely destructive means and ways," Ry Moran, from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, said.   Canada's Mantioba Province's laws state "plates cannot contain a slogan that could be considered offensive," and investigated why Troller's personalised plate was approved in the first place. Eventually, Manitoba Province offered him a new plate free-of-charge or a $US100 (AUD $134) refund. ------ Boldy go where few have gone before with your Car Finance. 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