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      "content": "- Title: Canada’s New $10 Bill Delivers a History Lesson\n- Author: GLENN GOTTSELIG\n- Publication: F&D Magazine, March 2018\n- Short description: Profiles Viola Desmond and the Bank of Canada process that led to her likeness appearing on Canada’s new vertical $10 banknote, and summarizes the note’s enhanced security features and the consultative selection process."
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      "heading": "Viola Desmond’s case and historical significance",
      "content": "- Incident year: 1946.\n- Summary of events:\n  - Desmond purchased a ticket for the balcony (seating generally reserved for nonwhite customers).\n  - Being nearsighted, she sat in the floor section to be closer to the screen.\n  - A ticket taker noted her ticket was for upstairs; she returned to the ticket counter to purchase a floor seat and was denied the purchase because of her race.\n  - She sat on the main floor anyway; the police were called; she was forcibly removed, injuring her hip.\n  - She spent 12 hours in jail and paid the $20 fine.\n- Legal and social context:\n  - No laws in Nova Scotia at the time explicitly enforced segregation in hotels, theaters, or restaurants; no provincial court had ruled on the legality of discriminatory policies in these spaces.\n  - The tax on the balcony price of 20 cents was 2 cents; the tax on the floor price of 40 cents was 3 cents.\n  - Desmond was convicted of depriving the government of a penny in tax.\n- Legacy:\n  - Desmond became an inspiration for the pursuit of racial equality across Canada.\n  - More than 70 years later she is honored as the first Canadian woman to appear on a regularly circulating banknote."
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      "heading": "Bank of Canada selection and design process for the new $10 note",
      "content": "- Review year: 2014 (Bank of Canada reviewed the processes used to select and design visual content of polymer banknotes).\n- Commitment: The Bank of Canada committed to consult more openly and broadly within Canada on new banknote series theme, subject matter, and images.\n- Nomination and selection statistics:\n  - Over 25,000 nominations were received.\n  - Resulting list: 461 qualified nominees.\n  - Independent advisory council reduced the roll to 12.\n  - Public opinion survey: Just under 90 percent of respondents had no objections to any of the 12 women.\n  - History experts produced a short list of five names; focus groups convened for feedback.\n- Decision authority and process:\n  - The advisory and consultative steps led to recommendations to the bank governor.\n  - The governor consulted with the minister of finance.\n  - Per the Bank of Canada Act, the minister made the final decision.\n- Quoted rationale:\n  - Stephen Poloz, Bank of Canada Governor: “Finance Minister Bill Morneau agreed with me that it was long past time to feature an iconic Canadian woman on the front of a regularly circulating banknote,” … “So the bank asked Canadians to tell us who that woman should be. And that invitation unleashed a flood of nominations—over 25,000 of them.”\n  - Poloz on banknote purpose: “Banknotes are not only a secure means of payment that Canadians can use with confidence. They also tell the stories that have shaped our country,” … “Now, each time this new vertical $10 bill changes hands, it will remind us of our continued pursuit of human rights and social justice in Canada.”\n  - Jennifer O’Connell, parliamentary secretary to the minister of finance: “In 1946, Viola Desmond took a courageous stand against injustice that helped inspire a movement for equality and social justice in Canada,” … “More than 70 years later, we honor her as the first Canadian woman to appear on a [regularly circulating] banknote and hope her story inspires the next generation of Canadians to follow in her footsteps.”"
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      "heading": "Features of the new vertical $10 banknote",
      "content": "- First vertical banknote for Canada.\n- Enhanced security features highlighted:\n  - a color-shifting eagle feather that changes from gold to green;\n  - raised ink on various parts of the bill;\n  - detailed metallic images—the Library of Parliament’s vaulted dome ceiling, maple leaves, and Canada’s flag and coat of arms—in and around the large transparent window.\n\nSource: Women for the Ages – IMF Finance & Development Magazine | March 2019\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- امرأة لكل العصور\n  - امرأة لكل العصور (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - امرأة لكل العصور (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- Canadas New Ten Dollar Bill History Lesson Gottselig\n  - Canadas New Ten Dollar Bill History Lesson Gottselig (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Canadas New Ten Dollar Bill History Lesson Gottselig (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- Una mujer para la posteridad ● Finanzas y Desarrollo ● Marzo de 2019\n  - Una mujer para la posteridad ● Finanzas y Desarrollo ● Marzo de 2019 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Una mujer para la posteridad ● Finanzas y Desarrollo ● Marzo de 2019 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- Histoires d’argent : Une femme exceptionnelle\n  - Histoires d’argent : Une femme exceptionnelle (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Histoires d’argent : Une femme exceptionnelle (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- Денежные знаки. Женщина на все времена – Финансы и развитие – март 2019 года\n  - Денежные знаки. Женщина на все времена – Финансы и развитие – март 2019 года (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Денежные знаки. Женщина на все времена – Финансы и развитие – март 2019 года (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- 值得被铭记的女性 - 货  币 - 金融与发展\n  - 值得被铭记的女性 - 货  币 - 金融与发展 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 值得被铭记的女性 - 货  币 - 金融与发展 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2019/03/canadas-new-ten-dollar-bill-history-lesson-gottselig"
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    "Authors: GLENN GOTTSELIG",
    "Published: March 1, 2019",
    "Title: Canada’s New $10 Bill Delivers a History Lesson",
    "Author: GLENN GOTTSELIG",
    "Publication: F&D Magazine, March 2018",
    "Short description: Profiles Viola Desmond and the Bank of Canada process that led to her likeness appearing on Canada’s new vertical $10 banknote, and summarizes the note’s enhanced security features and the consultative selection process.",
    "Incident year: 1946.",
    "Summary of events:",
    "Legal and social context:",
    "Legacy:",
    "Review year: 2014 (Bank of Canada reviewed the processes used to select and design visual content of polymer banknotes).",
    "Commitment: The Bank of Canada committed to consult more openly and broadly within Canada on new banknote series theme, subject matter, and images.",
    "Nomination and selection statistics:",
    "Decision authority and process:",
    "Quoted rationale:",
    "First vertical banknote for Canada.",
    "Enhanced security features highlighted:",
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    "**Canadas New Ten Dollar Bill History Lesson Gottselig**",
    "**Una mujer para la posteridad ● Finanzas y Desarrollo ● Marzo de 2019**",
    "**Histoires d’argent : Une femme exceptionnelle**",
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