Worth just $3.09 on the 21st of January 2002, when the Canadian dollar hit an all-time low of 61.79 cents, the Canadian five dollar bill is today actually worth more than five dollars U.S.So who is Sir Wilfrid Laurier, anyway, and why does he grace Canada's most popular bill? The reverse side depicts children engaged in winter sports, including sledding, ice skating, and hockey. This is accompanied by a mawkish quotation from Roch Carrier's short story "The Hockey Sweater", in both English and the original French.
Now that your currency's finally worth something, let's get real.
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