Canadians ready to push for the Terry Fox Fiver

Terry Fox image from
the Royal BC Museum
collection

The consultation isn't even underway yet and already there is a clear favourite for Canadians when it comes to replacing the image on the Five Dollar bill, with the currency of the conversation already placing Terry Fox at the top of any wish list for the Bank of Canada to consider.

The push for the Fox Fiver began with comments from Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz last week, who noted that the Bank of Canada was working on plans for a new Five Dollar bill with public consultations soon to take place to take the pulse of the public.

When they do launch their consultation, The Bank of Canada will be looking to follow the lead of the Ten Dollar bill changeover, when Viola Desmond a Nova Scotia Civil Rights pioneer replaced Sir John A Macdonald.

This time it's Sir Wilfrid Laurier up for a shift to the currency sidelines, with Canada's first French Canadian Prime Minister the current image for the Five dollar bill.

A makeover is in the works for the Five Dollar Bill
with Sir Wilfrid Laurier set for retirement after Canadians
weigh in on a new historical figure of note for the currency

As the Bank of Canada looks to move forward on the project they will be calling for Canadians to nominate any historic Canadian that they may suggest meets the bill.

The public however, are already ahead of that curve, with calls for the image of Mr. Fox to be the choice taking off on Social media over the weekend and for now the current favourite of the people.

Terry Fox has become an iconic Canadian story first from his attempt to run across Canada, cut short by the re-occurrence of cancer and in modern times for the yearly Terry Fox Run that bears his name, the annual fundraiser is a popular Prince Rupert event every September.

You can join the chorus on twitter with either the #TerryFoxFiver or #FoxForFiver themes.

When the time comes for the consultation to begin you will be able to access more details here.

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