Feds Summon OpenAI Reps After Platform Flagged BC School Shooter But Didn’t Report to Authorities

Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks about interactions with OpenAI regarding the use of ChatGPT by the shooter in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Feb. 23, 2026. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has summoned OpenAI’s safety representatives to Ottawa after it was discovered the platform had flagged “concerning” interactions between the Tumbler Ridge shooter and the ChatGPT chatbot months before the deadly attack, but didn’t report the interactions to law enforcement.

Solomon said his team met with members of OpenAI on Feb. 22 and that he will meet with OpenAI’s safety team in Ottawa on Feb. 24.