I visited the Canada Mint web site last week and viewed the video which accompanies the offering. This video features an interview with the designer, who stated he had never designed a coin and that he chose images from books and the Internet to draw from and that is where he found his inspiration.

Link to Mint video:www.mint.ca/store/artist/luc-normandin-10800035?cat=
Meet+The+Artist&nId=4600002&parentnId=&nodeGroup=Learn&lang=en_CA

or on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLRTFCpDKIc.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:PARKS CANADA COIN CRITICIZED(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v14n02a22.html)