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Nellie McClung top female face to appear on new Canadian bill; poll

Famous Five’s’ Nellie McClung top, but not majority choice as female face to appear on new Canadian bill . Angus Reid

WINNIPEG — Canadians will see a new face in their wallets in 2018 and the latest public opinion poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute indicates Canadians prefer Nellie McClung.

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The “Famous Five” activist is the most popular choice to become the first Canadian woman to be featured on a banknote, but she is not the majority pick.

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According to Angus Reid, Canadians are divided along regional lines as to which woman should be featured on the new bill.

The poll also shows four-in-five Canadians agree that at least one woman, other than Queen Elizabeth, should appear on the front of a Canadian banknote.

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