In March 1871, Sir John A. Macdonald was visiting Washington, D.C., with his wife Agnes and four distinguished Englishmen. One of them, Lord de Grey and Ripon, a British cabinet minister, brought his cook on the trip to ensure they all ate properly.
C.P. Champion, Ph.D., is the author of two books, was a fellow of the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University in 2021, and edits The Dorchester Review magazine, which he founded in 2011.
