Online harms law 'could've made a difference' in preventing Tumbler Ridge shooting: Miller

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Culture Minister Marc Miller said 'I'm not going to sit here and pretend today that there is one rapid solution that would have prevented' the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting, 'but I do think this law could have made a difference.' He said the proposed Digital Safety Act will 'make an onerous requirement on chatbots to interact in a way that is safe.'