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The Bank of Canada is currently running a nomination process to determine which Canadian will replace Prime Minister Laurier on the $5 bank note. Mr. Fox is one of eight final nominees.
On April 11th, I wrote an open letter to Minister Chrystia Freeland requesting that Terry Fox be the new face of our five dollar bill.
Terry Fox is a uniquely Canadian hero. It is time we take another step in honouring him by ensuring he takes his rightful place representing our country on the five-dollar bill. You can read my full letter to Minister Freeland here:
Update (December 16)
Canadian icon Terry Fox will soon make his way to the $5 bank note, the federal government announced in its Fall Economic Statement (FES) on Monday.
The federal government’s budget document described Fox, who campaigned to raise awareness and funding for cancer research by running the Marathon of Hope, as a “Canadian hero.”
“The 2024 Fall Economic Statement announces that Terry Fox will appear on the next $5 bank note,” the document, released on Monday, read.
The government said this was being done to inspire more Canadians to give $5 to the cause that Terry Fox championed.