Evan Solomon

"all options are on the table"

"I have summoned the senior safety team from OpenAI to come here to Ottawa from the United States."

"Canadians expect, first of all, that their children particularly are kept safe and these organizations act in a responsible manner."

"all options are on the table"

"I am deeply disturbed by reports that the company... did not reach out to Canadian law enforcement."

"We will have a sit-down meeting to have an explanation of their safety protocols and their thresholds of escalation to police so we have a better understanding of what's happening and what they do."

"Canadians expect, first of all, that their children particularly are kept safe and these organizations act in a responsible manner."

"I am deeply disturbed by reports that the company, which operates the popular ChatGPT chatbot, suspended the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar over the 'furtherance of violent activities' in June 2025 but did not reach out to Canadian law enforcement."

"media reports on OpenAI’s internal deliberations were 'deeply disturbing,' adding the reports suggested the company 'did not contact law enforcement in a timely manner.'"

"'Our job and our duty is to make sure Canadians are protected.'"

"I have summoned the senior safety team from OpenAI in the United States to come here to Ottawa."

"All options are on the table."

"we have not yet seen a detailed plan for how these commitments will be implemented in practice"

"We expected [OpenAI] to have some concrete proposals that we could understand, that [they] had changed their protocols in the wake of the horrific tragedy in Tumbler Ridge. But we did not hear any substantial new safety protocols outside of some changes to their model."

"Canadians deserve greater clarity about how human review decisions are made, how escalation thresholds are applied, and how privacy considerations are balanced with public safety."

"While we note their willingness to strengthen law enforcement referral protocols, establish direct points of contact with Canadian authorities and enhance safeguards, we have not yet seen a detailed plan for how these commitments will be implemented in practice."

"The tragedy in Tumbler Ridge has raised serious questions about how digital platforms respond when credible warning signs of violence emerge."

"We expected [OpenAI] to have some concrete proposals that we could understand, that [they] had changed their protocols in the wake of the horrific tragedy in Tumbler Ridge."

"Canadians deserve greater clarity about how human review decisions are made, how escalation thresholds are applied, and how privacy considerations are balanced with public safety."