Ten tight races and $14,437 spent at The Keg over five years. Follow the Star’s coverage of the Ontario election

It's Day 23 of the Ontario provincial election. The Liberals and NDP say their polling has them ahead of each other. The Star has you covered for everything you need to know in today's political news.

Confidential NDP memo insists they have the momentum to stop Doug Ford

The NDP joined the Liberals with the leak of an internal memo, this time showing polling that Andrea Horwath's party will surge ahead to prevent a PC majority on June 2. Who actually has the momentum to surpass a Doug Ford majority? Well, it depends on what poll you look at.

10 tight races in Ontario's provincial election, according to the Star's poll of polls

The final push is on and the Star's poll of polls, The Signal, shows there are 10 tight races as we head into the final week of the campaign. It's important to point out that seat projections aren't an exact science, said Vox Pop CEO Clifton van der Linden, although he noted in previous elections, we've done pretty well."

Steven Del Duca spent $14,437 at the Keg? Now the Liberal leader has my vote

Liberal leader Steven Del Duca's riding racked up more than $50,000 in hospitality expenses between 2013 and 2018, Global News' Colin D'Mello reported. He found $14,437 of that was spent at The Keg. Entertainment columnist Vinay Menon offers his opinion on these findings: Steven Del Duca loves the Keg. And now, quite unexpectedly, I love him."

Have you checked out The Signal? It's the Star's provincial election forecast, and it's constantly updated as new data is released. It aggregates publicly available polls.

The Signal shows that if the election was held today, the PCs would win 73 seats, the NDP would win 30 seats and the Liberals would win 20 seats. The Greens would win one.

Party leaders Andrea Horwath, Doug Ford and Mike Schreiner are all polling on track to retain their ridings. Polling indicates Steven Del Duca will likely not win in his riding of Vaughan-Woodbridge.

Clarification - May 27, 2022: The web headline for this article was updated to clarify that Liberal leader Steven Del Duca's riding spent over $14,000 at The Keg in a five year period.

Morgan Bocknek works on the Star's Digital Desk, based in Toronto. She is also a Star contributor. Follow her on Twitter: @mobocks