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After all Ontario MPPs unanimously passed two new laws on Wednesday, it has been made a legal necessity for all Ontarians to buy carbon monoxide detectors for their homes along with more protection from aggressive door-to-door sales tactics and debt-settlement services. The bill allowing everyone to install carbon monoxide detectors that sniff the potentially fatal gas was first tabled by a Progressive Conservative MPP, Ernie Hardeman (Oxford), in 2008.
Consequently, Hardeman seemed overjoyed once the bill finally became law after going through several rough patches during past five years of political delays including deaths of a Woodstock couple, Laurie and Richard Hawkins, and their two children because of a blocked chimney. Hardeman stated that “I’m elated at finally getting it done and not giving up in the meantime,” adding “up until now the government has not seen fit to do this.” Speaking about the sensitivity of the gas, he elucidated that “it’s the silent killer. You can’t see it, you can’t taste it you can’t smell it. You won’t know it’s there until it’s too late.” He alleged that “don’t wait for the law. Get a carbon monoxide detector . . . It protects your family.” The MPPs heard on Wednesday that the detectors usually cost around $50 or less.
Downplaying long delay of the law, Community Safety Minister, Madeleine Meilleur, alleged that “it’s good news and let’s celebrate that.” He added that it’s too soon to predict when will they exactly be installed, but added the government will work “expeditiously” to get it in place before Christmas once the provincial fire code is amended.
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