Nope. 

The public originally picked Nellie McClung.

http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/05/19/nellie-mcclung-first-on-the-money/

This is the result of an Advisory Council which selected a shorlist, and Morneau made the final decision.

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/banknoteable/selection-process/