original: The issue had divided the country, the government, and even Bowell's own Cabinet.
simplifications: The issue separated the country, the government, and even Bowell's own Cabinet. This issue had divided the country. Even the government, and Bowell's own Cabinet. The issue had divided the country. It also divided the government and Bowell's own Cabinet. The issue had divided the country and its government. It even divided Bowell's own Cabinet. The issue divided the country, the government, and even Bowell's own Cabinet. The issue split the country, the government, and the Cabinet. Bowell's issue divided the country, government, and his own Cabinet. The issue has made the country, the government the Bowell's Cabinel fall apart. The topic had split the country, the government, and even Bowell's own council. The issue divided the nation, the government, and even Bowell's own cabinet.