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Detailed explanation-1: -Macdonald and Laurier. As Viola Desmond is featured on the $10 note, and another iconic Canadian will be featured on the future $5 note, Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A.

Detailed explanation-2: -Viola Desmond on the $10 note is a history lesson-but not everyone is learning. Kathy Hogarth remembers the day her then-10-year-old came home from school talking about Viola Desmond.

Detailed explanation-3: -Courage and Dignity. Viola Desmond was a successful black businesswoman who was jailed, convicted and fined for defiantly refusing to leave a whites-only area of a movie theatre in 1946. Her court case was an inspiration for the pursuit of racial equality across Canada.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ten-dollar bill: Alexander Hamilton. Although he never served as president, Alexander Hamilton still played a major role in our nation’s history. He served in the Revolutionary War as an aide to George Washington and is one of our Founding Fathers.