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Sir Mackenzie Bowell

@pmbowell.bsky.social

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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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I just report the news. #cpc #lpc #cdnpoli

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

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

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

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

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

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. Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 buff.ly/7goIa9z

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.

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

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

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

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

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

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

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Those three days in 1926 Arthur Meighan was Prime Minister

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

*accidentally telegraphs The Globe my plans to invade Manitoba* #cpc #cdnpoli #lpc #uspoli

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The National Policy is BACK, BABY!! Party like it's 1876. #cdnpoli #lpc #cpc #ndp

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

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". Learn more 👇

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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…

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

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

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

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

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

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

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

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

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell @pmbowell.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Help spread the word - the Bowell Movement is on Bluesky. #cdnpoli #cpc #lpc #ndp

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 04/01/2024

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.

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