The Bank of Canada has unveiled its shortlist of Canadians who are under consideration to have their image emblazoned on the new $5 polymer bills.
The list of eight names, in alphabetical order, consists of:
Pitseolak Ashoona.
Robertine Barry (Franoise).
Binaaswi (Francis Pegahmagabow).
Won Alexander Cumyow.
Lotta Hitschmanova.
Isapo-muxika (Crowfoot).
Onondeyoh (Frederick Ogilvie Loft).
Terry Fox.
The list was culled down from suggestions from nearly 45,000 Canadians and compiled into an eligible list of 600 people.
The decision now moves to the office of Canada’s finance minister, who will announce who will be on the new $5 bill sometime early next year.
Currently, the $5 bill bears the face of former prime minister Wilfrid Laurier, and the government has already said that his image will be on a higher denomination bill, most likely the $50 or the $100, when they get redesigned.
