Oakville Burlington MP touts for Terry on the new $5 bill

By Staff

January 30th, 2021

BURLINGTON, ON

You have to give Oakville North Burlington Member of Parliament Pam Damoff more than a high five for giving the drive to get Terry Fox on the new five dollar bill more than the old college try.

The Petition she presented to the people at the Mint who will be printing the new $5 bill had 1251 Burlington signatures on it.

An announcement is due soon on who will be on the currency.

What the Gazette didn’t know was that Ms Damoff is a football fan.

Here she is speaking in the House of Commons yesterday:

Pam Damoff taking the Polar Dip on a New Year’s Day – not this past year though.

“Mr. Speaker, eight worthy candidates are being considered by the government for the new five-dollar bill, but one stands out from the rest: Terry Fox.

“I am proud to sponsor an e-petition initiated by Burlington resident and CFL Hall of Famer, Tony Gabriel, to have Terry Fox chosen to be on the five-dollar bill.

“In 1980, Terry embarked on the Marathon of Hope to raise funds for cancer research. When he came through Ottawa, he participated in a ceremonial kickoff at an Ottawa Rough Riders game. Tony told him there was not one person on the team that could possibly physically do what Terry was doing.”

Tony Gabriel and Pam Damoff beside the Terry Fox marker on the Burlington waterfront.

This gave Terry an emotional lift. The Marathon of Hope made Terry Fox a household name and a Canadian hero. Over $800 million has been raised for cancer research in Terry’s name.

As Tony would say, let us get Terry in the end zone. It is time to put him on the five.