The 2024 Fall Economic Statement published yesterday 16 December 2024 states that the Government has chosen famous runner Terry Fox to be shown on the new banknote of 5 dollars (CAD5.5) to be issued soon.

His image will replace that of Wilfried Laurier, who will move to the new banknote of 50 dollars (CAD50.4.) It is not known what will happen with the image of W.L. MacKenzie which appears now on the current note of 50 dollars (CAD50.3.)

Terry Fox ran at the age of 24 the “Marathon of Hope” while having a prosthetic leg, in which he ran across Canada 42 kilometers every day to collect money for the fight against cancer, which collected 24 million Canadian dollars. Over the years more than 800 million Canadian dollars were collected for that purpose.

Source: Toronto Star. 

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