Terry Fox to be featured on $5 bill
He’s in our hearts, and soon he’ll be in our wallets.
The new $5 bill is set to feature an image of Terry Fox, according to the federal government’s 2024 fall economic statement released Monday.
The change was made to honour a Canadian hero and his effort to raise funding for cancer research through the Marathon of Hope, according to the statement.
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“Through his efforts, the 22-year-old showed Canadians the difference that an ordinary person could make through sheer willpower and determination,” according to the statement.
The new $5 should: “inspire more Canadians to give $5 to the cause that Terry Fox championed,” according to the statement.
The Terry Fox Foundation has received a total of $43.9 million in donations, according to the organization’s financial statement.
Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West praised the decision.
“On behalf of the people of Port Coquitlam, I want to express our immense pride that our hometown hero, is being honoured as the new face on Canada’s $5 bill,” he stated in a release.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who served as Canada’s prime minister from 1896 to 1911, is now slated to move from the $5 to the next version of the $50 bill.
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