Passing two Bloc Québécois bills by Oct. 29 will earn Justin Trudeau’s minority government the Bloc’s support until Christmas, BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet said. One would hike Old Age Security payments for those aged 65 to 74, and the other would forbid negotiators to make concessions on dairy, egg and poultry market protections in trade deals. (The Logic)

Talking point: Both bills are in Parliament. The one on supply management reached the Senate after the Liberals supported it in the House of Commons. The other would give younger seniors a pension boost already enjoyed by those 75 and up; it would cost more than $3 billion a year, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office. The October deadline gives the Liberals time to pass both bills into law, the Bloc said. If they don’t, the party will seek to force an election.