In 2009, Mr. Quinn, an aboriginal from Sechelt Indian Band, was pulled over by two Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers on reserve land owned in fee simple by the Band. They ticketed him for (ironically enough) displaying Canadian flags instead of license plates. He did not have car insurance. Quinn claimed that he would not sign the violation ticket nor would he obtain insurance, because, he claimed, he was operating a “state” vehicle immune from provincial requirements. The RCMP impounded his car and Quinn brought suit, claiming the officers exercised unlawful authority to ticket him and to impound his car. Here’s the case.
If you can’t foresee how this one ultimately played out in court, keep reading. [hint: Quinn loses]
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