One of the more appetizing pitfalls of an election campaign is food.

Alison Crawford

Leaders attend wine and food festivals as well as countless luncheons and banquets. The Dieppe Farmer's Market in New Brunswick is a perfect example.

This morning, Stéphane Dion toured the stalls selling sugary doughnuts, savoury clam pies, sausages and Korean dumplings.

Dion made his way through the crowded stalls, chatting to merchants and making a few purchases. He bought some berries, sampled some local cheese and bought a hunk of fudge.

But like most politicians who try to keep up a normal diet, Dion "regifted" the fudge.

Spotting a woman and her two kids sitting down for a snack, he leaned in, handed the paper bag to the young boy and told him he could keep the treat as long as he shared it with his brother.

— Alison Crawford