Sir Mackenzie Bowell

This is how you do a mother loving PM portrait #cpc #cdnpoli #lpc

The #cpc kept Tupper on as leader after he blew the (winnable) election of 1896. We got a generation of #lpc governments. Just saying. #cdnpoli

*forced* out by a nest of traitors

Black and white portrait photograph of an elderly man with white hair and a full white beard, standing in a three-quarter pose with his right hand resting on a cane. He wears a dark double-breasted overcoat, white shirt, and bow tie. The background features an ornate, painted studio backdrop with classical architectural elements like columns and drapery.

On this day in 1917, Sir Mackenzie Bowell died. He had served in the House of Commons and the Senate since 1867, including as Prime Minister from 1894 to 1896.

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Sir John A. Macdonald just crossed the floor to the Cocktail Party
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*invokes the notwithstanding clause to have the entire province of Manitoba resolved with a statue of Mackenzie Bowell*

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I also deserve a Nobel Peace Prize. Maybe the one in Chemistry while we're at it why the hell not
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Those three days in 1926 Arthur Meighan was Prime Minister

*accidentally telegraphs The Globe my plans to invade Manitoba*

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The National Policy is BACK, BABY!! Party like it's 1876.
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Jan. 8, 1896:
Prime Minister Sir Mackenzie Bowell resigned as prime minister after seven cabinet ministers resigned over his handling of the Manitoba Schools Question. Bowell called them a "nest of traitors".

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Tupper was the OG

A Prime Minister being pushed out by his own caucus in January. Sounds familiar...
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Here's a short list of more effective candidates than Mark Carney for #lpc leader:
1. Mackenzie King's dead mother
2. Yasmin Ratansi's sister
3. The #cpc candidate who peed in the mug
4. Dean del Mastro (from jail)
5. Former #ndp MP Pat Martin's tight underwear
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Party like it's 1896
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Not to be outdone, former PM Mackenzie Bowell was just appointed Chair of the Hawkins Cheezies Benevolent Fund.

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Help spread the word - the Bowell Movement is on Bluesky.

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Happy Bowell Day to all who celebrate*.

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On this day in 1896, seven cabinet ministers of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell resigned over his handling of the Manitoba Schools Question. Bowell resigned as Prime Minister a few days later. He served 493 days in total.