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OCR: PRIME MINISTER After Macdonald death some saw Tupper as the logical replacement, but age and enemies held him back Tupper served as Secretary 01 State in Bowell government and became Prime Minister upon Bowell's resignai ition on May 13 1896. Tupper was 75 years old energies still undiminished Minority rights in Manitoba schools still dominai ted Parliament Neither anti-French nor anti- Catholic, Tupper pushed passage of the Remedial Bill, restoring the educational rights of Manitoba Catholics. Tupper favoured the Bill because he feared that Confederation could not withstand conflict over language and religion. After a tortuous debate lasting six weeks the Remedial Billwas blocked and Parliament dissolved BIOGRAPHY of 3 anguage lastino locked Parliameni