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Canada seeks accomplished woman - for new bank note

Published 2016-03-08, 05:50 p/m
© Reuters. Canada seeks accomplished woman - for new bank note
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OTTAWA, March 8 (Reuters) - Canada will feature a woman on
an upcoming bank note and the country is seeking nominations
from the public on which iconic female should receive the honor,
the government said on Tuesday.
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.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau in making the announcement
noted that, with the exception of the queen, women have "largely
been unrepresented" on Canada's bank notes.
Celine Dion need not apply - to the chagrin of at least one
Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) commentator - 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 short list 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.
The Bank of Canada did not specify which bank note would
feature the iconic woman.
The move follows in the footsteps of the United States,
which last year announced it would feature the face of a woman
on a redesigned $10 bill to be unveiled in 2020.

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