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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his son Xavier cut vegetables to prepare a Thanksgiving meal at a soup kitchen in Ottawa on Sunday, October 11, 2015.Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press

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DAILY TRACKING FROM NANOS RESEARCH

Nik Nanos: "Liberals in the lead."

> Conservatives: 28.9 per cent (down 2.1 from last week)

> NDP: 24.3 per cent (up 1.5 from last week)

> Liberals: 35.7 per cent (up 0.1 from last week)

> Green: 4.8 per cent (up 0.1 from last week)

> Bloc: 5.7 per cent (up 0.9 from last week)


Regionally:

> Atlantic: Liberals lead with more than half of support

> Quebec: NDP narrowly leads Liberals

> Ontario: Liberals lead Conservatives by 13 points

> Prairies: Conservatives lead with half of support

> B.C.: Three-way tie within margin of error


ACCESSIBLE VOTER

Asked whether they would consider voting for a party, what percentage of respondents said yes:

> Liberal: 52.7 per cent

> NDP: 42.3 per cent

> Conservatives: 38.1 per cent

> Green: 26.3 per cent

> Bloc: 34.3 per cent (among Quebeckers)


Nanos conducts daily tracking for The Globe and Mail and CTV from Oct. 9 to 11. A three-day rolling sample of 1,200 Canadians are contacted through phone (cell and landline). The margin of error is 2.8 points. Click here for full Nanos methodology


2011 election results:

> Conservatives: 39.6 per cent

> NDP: 30.6 per cent

> Liberals: 18.9 per cent

> Bloc: 6.0 per cent

> Green: 3.9 per cent

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS MORNING

By Chris Hannay (@channay)

> As the Liberals open up a lead in the final week of the campaign, the other leaders are turning their sights on Justin Trudeau.

> Refugee sponsors are being left in the dark.

> Thomas Mulcair says he hopes the most important legacy of an NDP government would be improving the lives of First Nations people.

> Do the numbers add up? The Globe's Bill Curry and David Parkinson critically assess the economics of the Conservative, NDP and Liberal platforms.

> Public service unions are trying to swing close Ottawa-area ridings.

WHERE THE LEADERS ARE

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper visits a farm in Waterloo, Ont., today.

NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair starts the day in Maple Ridge, B.C., then continues with an afternoon event in Saskatoon.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau travels between Gatineau, Ottawa, a Napanee Tim Hortons and Port Hope, Ont., today.

THE THREE LEADERS

Stephen Harper opened up to Roy MacGregor about the weird "fishbowl" life of being a prime minister. Also read the in-depth profiles The Globe has written recently about Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair.

WHAT EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT

"If we're adding up reasons to be thankful this weekend, we should include the simple fact that the men we call the Fathers of Confederation stayed in the same room long enough to get the work done, to create the foundation for the democratic nation we will renew with our votes in a few short days." – Moira Dann on an anniversary for Confederation.

Campbell Clark (Globe and Mail): "The last-week question is whether Mr. Trudeau will run into voting day as Mr. Harper's main challenger, or Mr. Mulcair claws his way back in.

Konrad Yakabuski (Globe and Mail): "To suggest that Stephen Harper is the first prime minister to seek out judges consistent with his own political or judicial philosophy is simply ridiculous."

Daniel Muzyka and Glen Hodgson (Globe and Mail): "Canada underinvested in public infrastructure for decades and is now in catch-up mode."


LOOKAHEAD: WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEK

Leaders will be campaign furiously in the lead-up to the vote next Monday.

The election is in 7 days.

This newsletter is produced by Chris Hannay and Steve Proceviat.


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