John Ivison: Political parties will do literally anything for marginal advantage at this point

The Bloc's bill to bump up Old Age Security is appalling legislation. Why back it for any reason?

It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye.

Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives helped hammer home Yves-François Blanchet’s wedge in the House of Commons on Wednesday, making Justin Trudeau look like an uncharitable ageist for voting against a 10 per cent increase in Old Age Security payments for 65-74-year old seniors.

It was a classic parliamentary intrigue, the kind that backroom tacticians love to contrive.