Amid a damning report into Ontario’s Poverty Report Card, the Ottawa Food Bank says its reserves have shrunk from $22.3 million last year to about $14 million today. That’s according to CEO Rachel Wilson. She joins the show in Hour 1. Municipal politicians in Barrie, Ontario have previously pondered a bylaw amendment that would outright ban donations to the homeless. Those who are fighting against this proposal are taking it straight to the United Nations’ doorstep. We explain further in Hour 2. Meanwhile at Ottawa City Hall, eleven councillors have signed an open letter to Ontario’s Auditor General and Ontario’s Integrity Commissioner, calling on them to investigate how and why the province added more land to Ottawa's urban boundary. Theresa Kavanagh, who signed that letter, drops by the Ottawa Now studios. And finally, do you text someone before you call them? The debate begins in Hour 4.