TORONTO – Legislation that would make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in all Ontario homes is up for final vote today
Progressive Conservative MPP Ernie Hardeman’s private member’s bill has finally reached the finish line with support from all parties after several tries.
The Hawkins Gignac Act is named after a Woodstock family who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in 2008.
Former provincial police officer Laurie Hawkins, her husband Richard and both their children died from the deadly gas in their home, which didn’t have a CO detector.
Hawkins’ uncle, John Gignac, says while he’s happy that the bill will likely pass, he wishes it could have been done sooner and saved lives.
Health Canada says carbon monoxide is colourless, odourless and tasteless, and hard to spot without a detector.
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