Viola: Viola Desmond

viola: Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Desmond will grace the front of the 10 bill when the next series goes into circulation in 2018, according to Huffington Post Canada. Today is about recognizing the incalculable contribution that all women have had and continue to have in shaping Canada story. Viola Desmond, often described as Canada Rosa Parks for her 1946 decision to sit in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre, will be the first woman to be celebrated on the face of a Canadian banknote. Viola Desmond own story reminds all of us that big change can start with moments of dignity and bravery, Morneau told a news conference in Gatineau, Que. Viola Desmond will grace the 10 bill starting in 2018. She represents courage, strength and determination qualities we should all aspire to every day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.