Ground Bait: Federal Parties

Income Splitting Dept: The election bait being tossed overboard by politicians as they troll for votes reminds us of Quint, the crusty shark hunter in Jaws. "If you want to stay alive, then ante up," he tells Mayor Vaughn and Sheriff Brody, according to Calgary Herald. On Monday, Harper dangled the prospect of income splitting, followed Tuesday by Layton promising a cap on credit card interest and Michael Ignatieff vowing to help students save for postsecondary education and chum n. mid-19th century, perhaps from Scot. - cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish to an area where one is angling. So far, the leaders of the three main federal parties have chummed the waters, with Jack Layton and Stephen Harper tossing out the most tasty morsels. As reported in the news.
@t tasty morsels, calgary herald