Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. February 17th, 2026

Does the City of Ottawa need a bylaw to ban the feeding of wild animals? Orleans West-Innes councillor Laura Dudas certainly thinks so, and she is bringing a motion to City Committee later this week. Kristy Cameron kickstarts the debate on the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. In provincial news, fax machines remain the leading cause of patient confidentiality breaches in Ontario's healthcare system. As a matter of fact, it accounts for 42 percent of all unauthorized disclosures reported to the Information and Privacy Commissioner. We dig deeper with the Commissioner herself, Patricia Kosseim, in Hour 3. Plus, as Day 11 of the Milano-Cortina Olympics wraps up, a trio of Canadian speedskaters have defended their title! Joining the show is Bob Blondin, the father of speedskating champion and Rockland native Ivanie Blondin. Alongside teammates Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann, Blondin claimed Gold in the Women’s Team Pursuit for the second straight Winter Games.