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Canada's new $10 Bill to feature a black woman who refused black segregation
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firehawk12
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What was the 10 before? Was it the one that celebrated science or was it the one with the hockey rink?
You could be right with all the Orwellian stuff going on in the U.K. right now. I have UK citizenship as well as Canadian so probably revoke my ass for raggin' on her Highness.
TheLaughingStock
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Nice! Long overdue in the US.
AuthenticM
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They should put an aboriginal woman on the 20$ bill when they change it.
MacDonald is getting a higher bill, it's in the OP.
LookAtMeGo
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This is nice.
gutter_trash
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First Gutter and now you, eh?
Well,
I never said ''instead'',
I said that after the Queen abdicates or expires, then they should free up the $20 Bill available for anybody else (not Charles!!!)
Who wants Charles on the 20?
I am cool with the $10 bill change with Desmond.
Nobody liked MacDonald anyway
Square2015
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Wait Canada had segregation?
This is really cool. Although MacDonald should probably be on one of the bills. Pierre Elliot Trudeau too, although the current Prime Minister couldn't possibly do that lol. Not terribly many bills to work with to be honest, but if we drop the Queen we'd have the 20 and all the coins to work with.
Thank you. Never knew about this.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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I hope this happens, but I can't help but feel this may be pushed a few more years due to the current presidential situation.
They shouldn't remove the Queen from the 20 either way.
Shame about Suicide Squad tho
Jeffolation
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Albertans would start a civil war.
Too fucking true...
While Desmond was personally quite admirable, her case wasn't actually a terribly significant moment in Canadian history, unlike the woman to whom she's often formulaically compared, Rosa Parks. Parks' actions led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a new phase of the US Civil Rights Movement. Nothing comparable happened in Nova Scotia or anywhere else.
I wasn't aware that they're actually removing PMs from the bills, I thought these new people were going on the other side. Ah, well, King and Borden have had a good run, though given how seldom people use $50 and $100 bills these days, Macdonald and Laurier's visibility is definitely going to take a hit.
Alberta really is the Florida of Canada ...
AuthenticM
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Why? What have they got against PET?
The National Energy Program.
I've heard some horror stories from friends living in Canada about the weather there, but they all seemed to love their lives there.
killer rin
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Winter is almost non-existent in the Great Lakes Region of Southern Ontario. Basically, as long as you live anywhere between Windsor to Toronto,and possibly extending along the shoreline of Lake Ontario towards Kingston. I also hear Vancouver is golden as well with even better weather.
Honestly, I can't even remember the last proper winter with Snow which lasted more than a couple days. The last few winters for me were basically thick sweater, gloves and hat territory. No coat required
Impeccable
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On the other hand, I will emerge from my 600ft of snow in about six months from now living near the coast of Lake Huron.
Atom Heart Mother
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USA needs to replace Harriet Tubman and put Jimi Hendrix on the $20 bill!
You laugh but Viola Desmond's maiden name is actually Davis. Lol
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Desmond
So, exactly what the OP said they were doing then?
Pretty much:
New $5: TBD
New $10: Viola Desmond
New $50: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
New $100: Sir John A. MacDonald
Anyway I'm not surprised at many of the remarks since most Canadians on average know jack about Canadian history. Mainly because of lack of education on the matter.
Other than PET, for another PM I would say LBP. He was the one who established Canada's role as peacekeepers.
That's of course before Harper threw it out.
bonesmccoy
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I picked Desmond.
I picked Cherry - which bill is he getting?
"But they refused to take my money...NOW IM ON THE TEN DOLLAR BILL BITCH!"
Also, I didn't know they brought back Hertiage minutes.
Keep winning Canada!
You picked Don in a campaign that was only for Canadian women?
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