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Viola Desmond Chosen for New Ten-Dollar Bill
In Gatineau, Que., on December 8, 2016, the Bank of Canada announces that Viola Desmond will appear on the new Canadian ten-dollar bill. Ms. Desmond, a Halifax businesswoman, launched her fight against racial discrimination in 1946 after being arrested for sitting in the “whites only” section of a racially segregated movie theatre in New Glasgow, N.S. Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Status of Women Minister Patty Hajdu, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, and Wanda Robson, the sister of Viola Desmond, participate in the announcement. (no interpretation)