Sentences with phrase «canadian banknotes»
It is worth noting that all people on Canadian banknotes are men and former prime ministers except for Her Majesty on the 20 and on our coins.
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TORONTO — Viola Desmond, often described as Canada's Rosa Parks for her 1946 decision to sit in a whites - only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre, will be the first woman to be celebrated on the face of a Canadian banknote.
While it's the first time a woman other than the Queen has been on the face of a Canadian banknote, the Famous Five suffragettes, along with Casgrain, were featured on the back side of a $ 50 bill unveiled in 2004.
Not exact matches
TORONTO — Famous Five activist Nellie McClung is the No. 1 choice to become the first Canadian woman on the face of one of the country's banknotes, according to a recent online survey.
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has announced its shortlist of five women contending to be the first Canadian female on the face of a banknote, and online favourite Nellie McClung is not among them.
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has appointed a group of people to develop a short list of Canadian women whose images could appear on a new banknote in 2018.