Who's That Lady in Your Wallet?

The Bank of Canada has begun plans to feature the faces of notable Canadian women on currency. There are some rules. One is that the women chosen must have been out of circulation for at least twenty-five years, gone from the scene like the copper penny and the one- and two-dollar bills.

This is unfortunate, as it prevents the portraits on our folding money of some worthy women who are still, happily, with us. So we have prepared our own list of recommendations, ignoring that 25-year requirement.

$100 bill: k.d. lang

$50 bill: Madame Benoit

$20 bill: Just Mary, the Story Lady

$10 bill: Christine Sinclair and Haylie Wickenheiser (a double bill bill)

$5 bill: Lili St. Cyr. Or Mackenzie King in drag