Rant: Why Doesn't Canada Have Prime Ministers On Coins?

the queen is more important on coins I guess

This is the reason that I don't think that a PM should be on a coin because the role is political. Remaining apolitical... some love Mulroney, some hate Mulroney... I have both in my family and friends groups. The same can be said for most contemporary politicians, from Trudeau Jr & Sr in Canada, Johnson through Thatcher in the UK, just about every speaker of the House in the US; Coins should not be polarizing and as such, the head of state.. which in the case of Canada is the Monarch... is a better choice. Even stepping away from politicians, recall the furor over the LGBTQ loon released 2019...

I recall back when I was a kid and lived in the UK, some of my neighbourhood friends' parents complaining about the 1973 50p piece as they didn't approve of the UK joining the EU... that coin commemorated the union with a ring of hands holding each other...

In this light, maple leaves, bears, eagles whales and 50+ year old wars and events are less polarizing and as such, more likely to gain universal acceptance.