After 2 rejections, Manitoba veteran's request for personalized D-DAY licence plate finally granted

Timothy Yakubovich once a personalized DD license plate for his motorcycle. He says it is the best way to honour his late father, a Second World War veteran who was on Juno Beach when it was invaded on June 6th, 1944, also known as D-Day. To his dismay, Man Toba Public Insurance denied this plate. D-Day and then D-Day with a hyphen day. Was actually denied because they stated it was indicating relation of violence or organized crime. Jakubovic had applied for the license plate first in August 2023. In January, he got his first letter of rejection from MPI. Yakubovich sought the help of an MLA and wrote a second letter to MPI, which was denied again. He then appealed for a third time and finally got the approval. This week it was definitely a struggle and I don’t know like and going up to the registrar and if that was rejected it would have been, I don’t know, like your third strike. You’re out and I wouldn’t have any more recourse of action to pursue. 56 year old Yakubovich is a retired veteran as well who served with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry for 22 years. He feels the license plate has a bigger purpose. It’s not to honor my dad. But it’s too. Show the. Respect of the veterans that served past, present and future, and me as a soldier. I’ve lost a lot of friends over time, Jakubovic says. His dad would have been proud of his determination. Sabina Ahmed, CBC News, Winnipeg.