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| Canada seeks nominations for woman to appear on future banknotes | |
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| Canada will feature a woman on a forthcoming banknote and the country is seeking nominations from the public on who should receive the honor, the government said on Tuesday. | |
| Related: Move over, Hamilton: woman to appear on $10 bill, Treasury announces | Related: Move over, Hamilton: woman to appear on $10 bill, Treasury announces |
| Although the Queen of England is featured predominantly on Canada’s currency, the new note will showcase a Canadian – either by birth or naturalization – who has shown leadership or achievement in the service of the country. | Although the Queen of England is featured predominantly on Canada’s currency, the new note will showcase a Canadian – either by birth or naturalization – who has shown leadership or achievement in the service of the country. |
| Announcing the move, the finance minister, Bill Morneau, noted that, with the exception of the queen, women have “largely been unrepresented” on Canada’s banknotes. | |
| Celine Dion need not apply because candidates also must have been deceased for at least 25 years. | Celine Dion need not apply because candidates also must have been deceased for at least 25 years. |
| Nominations submitted to the Bank of Canada will be reviewed by an independent advisory council made up of academics and other experts that will draw up a shortlist to be submitted to the finance minister. The new note will be issued in 2018. | Nominations submitted to the Bank of Canada will be reviewed by an independent advisory council made up of academics and other experts that will draw up a shortlist to be submitted to the finance minister. The new note will be issued in 2018. |
| Following the announcement, which coincided with International Women’s Day, the Bank of Canada tweeted that the first name submitted was Canadian suffragist Nellie McClung, who died in 1951. | Following the announcement, which coincided with International Women’s Day, the Bank of Canada tweeted that the first name submitted was Canadian suffragist Nellie McClung, who died in 1951. |
| The Bank of Canada did not specify which banknote would feature the woman. | |
| The move follows in the footsteps of the US, which last year announced it would feature the face of a woman on a redesigned $10 bill to be unveiled in 2020. | The move follows in the footsteps of the US, which last year announced it would feature the face of a woman on a redesigned $10 bill to be unveiled in 2020. |