You have one more day to submit nominations for who you'd like to be on Canada's next $5 bill.
According to the Bank of Canada, which is calling for entries until Wednesday, March 11, the names of about 300 Canadian icons have been put forward, including Metro Vancouver icon Terry Fox.
The city of Port Coquitlam now has a direct link on its website to encourage visitors to vote for the cancer research crusader, who ran the Marathon of Hope in 1980.
Organizers of the Terry Fox Hometown Run are also encouraging the public to nominate Fox for the new bill to coincide with the 40th anniversary of his historic fundraising journey.
Among the other nominees for the new bill are:
- B.C. artist Emily Carr;
- First World War flying ace Billy Bishop
- Surgeon John McCrae, who is best known for his poem "In Flanders Fields;"
- Pianist Glenn Gould;
- Quebec politician René Lévesque;
- Diplomat Vincent Massey;
- Métis leader Louis Riel;
- Laura Secord, a War of 1812 heroine.
After the deadline, the names will be reviewed by an independent advisory council made up of “eminent people from academia, the cultural sector and civil society,” Amélie Ferron-Craig, spokesperson for the Bank of Canada, wrote in an email. “With the help of additional historical research and public opinion research to gauge the views of Canadians, the advisory council will review the nominations and develop a shortlist of candidates.”
The names of the finalists will be handed to the governor of the Bank of Canada, with the finance minister tasked to make the decision on whose face will be on the new note. An announcement is set for later this year or early 2021, she said.
Submit your nomination vote here.
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