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Sir Mackenzie Bowell

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Canada's 5th Prime Minister (1894-1896), Conservative, famous for the Nest of Traitors. I was knighted by Queen Victoria and you weren't.

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

04.02.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

31.01.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*forced* out by a nest of traitors

12.12.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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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10.12.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Sir John A. Macdonald just crossed the floor to the Cocktail Party
#lpc #cpc #cdnpoli

12.12.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*invokes the notwithstanding clause to have the entire province of Manitoba resolved with a statue of Mackenzie Bowell*

#ableg #cpc #cdnpoli

19.11.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I also deserve a Nobel Peace Prize. Maybe the one in Chemistry while we're at it why the hell not
#cdnpoli #cpc #mbpoli

10.10.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Those three days in 1926 Arthur Meighan was Prime Minister

17.06.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*accidentally telegraphs The Globe my plans to invade Manitoba*

#cpc #cdnpoli #lpc #uspoli

24.03.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The National Policy is BACK, BABY!! Party like it's 1876.
#cdnpoli #lpc #cpc #ndp

02.02.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Manitoba Schools Question For the past 1,290 days, I have been learning French on the most popular language learning app in the world. I thought as a Canadian podcaster, I should be bilingual, just like the country I profil…

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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08.01.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tupper was the OG

06.01.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A Prime Minister being pushed out by his own caucus in January. Sounds familiar...
#cpc #cdnpoli #lpc #hw

06.01.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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
#cdnpoli #hw

04.01.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Party like it's 1896
#cdnpoli #cpc #lpc

16.12.2024 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not to be outdone, former PM Mackenzie Bowell was just appointed Chair of the Hawkins Cheezies Benevolent Fund.

#ableg #cdnpoli #lpc #cpc

20.11.2024 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

#cdnpoli #cpc #lpc #ndp

14.11.2024 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Happy Bowell Day to all who celebrate*.

*offer not valid in Manitoba

04.01.2024 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

04.01.2024 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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