Women on the money: Your picks for female faces on Canadian currency

CBC News crowd-sourced social media to see which Canadian women they'd like to see on our money. There were a few, well, interesting choices.

Social media responds to Bill Morneau's call to put 'iconic' Canadian women on banknotes

CBC News Posted: Jan 15, 2016 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: January 15, 2016

Finance Minister Bill Morneau says it's time to add a woman - or women - to Canadian banknotes. Readers suggested Michelle Rempel, Nellie McClung or Roberta Bondar would be appropriate choices. (Canadian Press/CP Archives)

There isn't a Canadian woman on our currency and Finance Minister Bill Morneausays it's about time the country correctedthat oversight.

"The Bank of Canada regularly does consultations on the people and the pictures that are on our banknotes," Morneausaid Wednesday while speaking to reporters in Toronto.

"I can say that I would be strongly supportive of a recommendation from the Bank of Canada to put an iconic woman or women on the banknote."

Morneau supports more women on Canadian money

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Federal Finance Minister is asked about more women joining the Queen on Canadian currency

The Bank of Canada says it wants to reflect the diversity of our country but they won't make any changes to the current series of polymer notes until the next major redesign around 2019."It is what it is today," Stephen Poloz, the governor of the bank, said in 2013 when asked about making a change.

CBC News crowd-sourcedsocial media to see whichCanadian women our readers would like to see on our money. There were a few, well, interesting choices.

Do you have other suggestions? Use #showherthemoneyto add your voice.

For starters, some sayCanadiancitizenship is strictly optional.

@CBCPolitics @Bill_Morneau Yoko Ono FTW!
—@AndreTheGeek

One Tweeter thought the Queen is more than enough woman for the Canadian currency.

@CBCPolitics @Bill_Morneau is the Queen not already...on the $20 or??????
—@goldcoastteens

Forget womenonthe moneylet's talk about more moneyforwomen.

@jfgroves @CBCPolitics @Bill_Morneau As a woman I could care less....I'd just love to keep more of it.
—@TaylorCtaylor67

Another suggests this is a pointless exercise let's opt for some trees.

@CBCPolitics How about nobody on our money, just beautiful maps of this vast land? Any person will be polarizing.
—@JesseEdwardsTO

Or a woman who made a career out of painting trees.

@CBCPolitics Emily Carr! #showherthemoney
—@ErinJG

19th century Mohawk poetess Pauline Johnson is a contender.

@CBCPolitics The one and only Tekahionwake - Pauline Johnson. HANDS DOWN.
—@discerningreadr

The heroine of the War of 1812 whose intelligence helped the British repel an American invasion is a definitefan favourite.

@CBCPolitics @CBCOttawa @Bill_Morneau Let's start with Laura Secord and work out way up.
—@kerfluffer

Canada's first female astronaut is an obvious choice.

.@CBCPolitics @Bill_Morneau How about @RobertaBondar? Such a great role model!
—@LetsFishSmarter

A lot of votes for Nellie McClung, a suffragette and pioneering first wave feminist, and other members of the Famous Five women who were involved in the persons case.

@CBCPolitics @Bill_Morneau Nellie McClung! #ShowHerTheMoney
—@RafiHoult

@CBCPolitics The Famous 5 #showherthemoney
—@cornell_kate

... but some have raised red flags about McClung'squestionable racial remarks.

@CBCPolitics @Bill_Morneau Not nellie mclung eugenics, racist. Maybe laura secord, or bondar
—@1loriking

It's not only women from Canada's past who have made the cut.

@CBCPolitics Michelle Rempel
—@TheBoormaA

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