PRIME MINISTER VS.

AN
ASTRONAUT
A comparative report of Sir Mackenzie Bowell and
Dr. Roberta Bondar

By: Julia Reilly

THE LOCAL FAVOURITE PRIME MINISTER VS.

THE FIRST FEMALE CANADIAN IN SPACE
Sir Mackenzie Bowell

Dr. Roberta Bondar

Became Prime Minister in Became first female Canadian in space

in 1992
1894 when elected Prime
Minister John Thompson died Received a D.Sc in Halifax in 1990 and
in New Brunswick in 1989
unexpectedly
Co-recipient of the F.W.(Casey)
Owner of the Intelligencer,
Baldwin Award in 1985 for best paper
in the Canadian Aeronautics and
and Belleville and North
Space Journal
Hastings Railway
Awarded a Career Scientist Award
Guarded the border of Upper from the Ontario Ministry of Health in
1982
Canada during the American
Civil War

DR. ROBERTA BONDARS

ACHIEVEMENTS ARE MORE IMPORTANT
THAN SIR MACKENZIE BOWELLS.
Sir Mackenzie
Bowell

Dr. Roberta
Bondar

SOME OF DR. ROBERTA BONDARS

ACHIEVEMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT
Its incredible that Canada did not have a female
in space before 1992 which makes Roberta
Bondars achievements so important
Dr. Bondar is an inspiration to female students of
science across Ontario showing that women are
capable of being successful in scientific fields and
can make huge achievements in the scientific
world
Achieved many honorary degrees including one
from Trent University in 2009 where she gave an
inspirational convocation speech at my
graduation from Trent University

DR. ROBERTA BONDARS ACHIEVEMENT OF FIRST CANADIAN

WOMAN IN SPACE IS MORE INSPIRATIONAL THAN SIR MACKENZIE
BOWELLS SHORT UNELECTED PRIME MINISTER POSITION.