On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the self-declared feminist
whose cabinet is 50 percent female announced that in 2018, Canada
will put a woman other than Queen Elizabeth II on a new bank note for
the first time in the country’s history.
The move will put Canada two years
ahead of the United States, where women have thus far been reserved only
for collectible coins, like the silver Susan B. Anthony or golden
Sacagawea dollars that are inarguable more inconvenient to carry around
than bills. Last July, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that a newly redesigned $10 bill will feature a woman by 2020.
Canadians themselves will decide which
iconic woman that will be: They have until April 16 to submit
nominations on Bank of Canada’s website, and participants can nominate up to five people at a time.
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