Jeanne Sauve
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is said by Canadian Press to be a man looking for a woman to be featured on a new bank note starting in 2018. Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau are marking International Women’s Day by announcing the search for a new face for the currency. The bank is asking the public to nominate women deserving of the recognition. Submissions can be made on the bank’s website between now and April 15. Following the practice with men, nominees will have to have been deceased for at least 25 years The custom tends to blunt political considerations and permit an assessment of the candidate’s entire life. The nominee must be a Canadian woman who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, achievement or distinction in any field, benefiting the people of Canada, or in the service of Canada. Jeanne Sauve (1922-1993) was a dignified and effective governor general and might make a nationally acceptable choice.
