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Civil Rights Icon Viola Desmond Immortalized on Canada’s New $10 Bill

Civil Rights Icon Viola Desmond Immortalized on Canada’s New $10 Bill
(L to R) Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Wanda Robson, and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz at the unveiling of the new $10 note in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on March 8, 2018. Bank of Canada / screenshot
Rahul Vaidyanath
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In a historic ceremony in Halifax on International Women’s Day, Viola Desmond became the first black person and first non-royal woman on a regularly circulating Canadian banknote.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz spoke during an unveiling ceremony for the $10 note. But the star of the ceremony was Wanda Robson.
Rahul Vaidyanath
Rahul Vaidyanath
Journalist
Rahul Vaidyanath is a journalist with The Epoch Times in Ottawa. His areas of expertise include the economy, financial markets, China, and national defence and security. He has worked for the Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., and investment banks in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.
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