Joint Commission Proposed for Tumbler Ridge Shooting

0:00It's March 28th. This is Toronto News today, AI-powered stories from your city. British Columbia's Public Safety Minister is floating the idea of a joint federal provincial commission to dig into the February 10th shooting in, Tumblr Ridge that left eight people dead. We're talking about an 18-year-old who killed her mom, half-brother, five kids, and a school educator before taking her own life, with more than two dozen others hurt. This comes after Minister Nina Krieger met with her federal counterpart in Ottawa earlier this week, more than three weeks since the province, announced its own inquest. The feds are on board with that inquest, but both sides say they'll pull out all the stops to get full answers. Families, the community, and folks across the board are pushing hard for clarity to stop anything like this from happening again. The current police probe and upcoming inquest are key steps, but leaders know everyone wants real prevention tools now. Such a commission isn't set in stone yet. Timings unclear, but it could bring in witnesses from outside the province, even reps from

1:04international. Farms with Canadian ties. Krieger also gave props to the new Bill C-12, which plugs holes letting extortion crooks dodge deportation by claiming refugee status. All this points to a push for tougher accountability, blending investigations with smarter loss to keep communities safe from moving forward.