Quebec’s main party leaders are shifting their campaigns into top gear, with the election just days away. Several of the leaders spent Thursday trying to shore up support in ridings that are expected to be tight races for their parties. Parti Québécois (PQ) Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has been asking voters to give his party a majority government, as polls continue to show his party in the lead. He made an appeal to undecided voters on Thursday, telling them a strong Parti Québécois government is best-placed to deliver needed change. But Québéc solidaire spokesperson Ruba Ghazal warned electors against strategic voting and urged them to vote with their hearts. Quebecers go to the polls on Oct. 5. Follow along for the latest updates: Day 37 Here is where the party leaders are planning to start their day, in order of first appearance: Éric Duhaime (Quebec Conservative Party) Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime is slated to hold a press conference on his campaign results at 8:30 a.m. in Quebec City. At 11:30 a.m., he will have lunch at Fromagerie Lemaire in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham before visiting the Pierreville Metro station at 4 p.m. and participating in a campaign event at 5:30 p.m. in Bécancour. Christine Fréchette (Coalition Avenir Québec) CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette is set to meet with residents of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and hold a press conference at Toujours Mikes restaurant at 9 a.m. She will meet with residents of Mercier at 11:50 a.m. at the Académie équestre du Suroît and attend a campaign rally at 1:30 p.m. at the Sanguinet campaign office in Saint-Constant. Charles Milliard (Quebec Liberal Party) Liberal Leader Charles Milliard is expected to start his day with a 9 a.m. visit to the Montarville campaign office in Boucherville. He will then visit the Vachon campaign office at 10 a.m. in Saint-Hubert and the Saint-Jean campaign office at 11:10 a.m. in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. At 12:15 p.m., he will visit the La Prairie campaign office, and at 2 p.m., he will meet with supporters in Huntingdon at Frédérick’s dairy. He will attend a private dinner with the media at 5:30 p.m. at Le Fumoir restaurant in Blainville. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (Parti Québécois) PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is slated to hold a press briefing at 9:45 a.m. at Place Limouloise in Quebec City. He will then travel to Baie-Saint-Paul to have lunch at the Saint-Pub microbrewery at 12:10 p.m., followed by a press scrum at 1:15 p.m. Ruba Ghazal (Québec Solidaire) QS Spokesperson Ruba Ghazal is set to hold a press briefing at 9:45 a.m. to announce her party’s proposals to support families at La Caserne – scène jeune public in Quebec City. She will then travel to Trois-Rivières to meet with the Siemens Énergie metalworkers at 2:30 p.m. before heading to Montreal to participate in a leafleting event at Parc du Pélican at 6:15 p.m. The leaders
