rabble exclusive: Harper unveils new 5$ coin

Fri, 2011-04-01 10:53

Catchfire

There's the loonie, there's the toonie -- but are you ready for the 'harpie'?

Quote:
The Harper government plans to issue a new $5 coin from the Royal Canadian Mint with the profile of Stephen Harper sharing space with that of Queen Elizabeth II, according to documents shown to rabble.ca.

The move will be part of major changes to Canada's currency system if the Conservatives succeed in gaining a majority in Parliament in the federal election. Canadians go to the polls on May 2.

The coin will be legal tender similar to the $1 and $2 coins, the loonie and toonie. Insiders have already nicknamed the $5 coin "the harpie," after the prime minister.

It will be the first time a Canadian prime minister has been coupled on a coin this way with the Queen, who is Canada's head of state.

Fri, 2011-04-01 11:23

#3

6079_Smith_W

okay... I'll bite.

I'm not sure if I can imagine Harper sharing ANYTHING.

Fri, 2011-04-01 11:27

#4

Maysie

This is outrageous!!

Wait, what day is today?

Fri, 2011-04-01 12:00

#5

Unionist

The Queen's viceroy already genuflected and obeyed every time Harper shouted "PROROGUE!". And, poetic justice, she got her sorry ass turfed in spite of her craven sycophancy.

Making it official by issuing a coin is simply part of our noble commemorative traditions.

Fri, 2011-04-01 12:08

#6

nussy

It's more appropriate for Harpers profile to go on a wooden nickel.

Sat, 2011-04-02 10:40

#7

Fidel

WOW what a fearless leader he is! This changes everything. And here I thought Harper was just a corrupt stooge shoved into power by Bay Street and foreign interests and whose weak and ineffective government is so indecisive they couldn't decide to cancel production of the penny costing taxpayers so many tens of millions of dollars in excess of their actual monetary value to produce. Boy was I wrong!!

Sat, 2011-04-02 20:54

#8

Frmrsldr

Catchfire wrote:

There's the loonie, there's the toonie -- but are you ready for the 'harpie'?

Quote:

The Harper government plans to issue a new $5 coin from the Royal Canadian Mint with the profile of Stephen Harper sharing space with that of Queen Elizabeth II, according to documents shown to rabble.ca.The move will be part of major changes to Canada's currency system if the Conservatives succeed in gaining a majority in Parliament in the federal election. Canadians go to the polls on May 2.The coin will be legal tender similar to the $1 and $2 coins, the loonie and toonie. Insiders have already nicknamed the $5 coin "the harpie," after the prime minister. It will be the first time a Canadian prime minister has been coupled on a coin this way with the Queen, who is Canada's head of state.

Get rid of all of 'em.

Get rid of Harper.

Get rid of Liz.

Get rid of Harper's "herpes."