Mike Holmes posts statement following CBC investigation into reno company he endorsed [Video]

TV celebrity contractor Mike Holmes has posted a public statement on Facebook about the importance of electrical safety and investigating contractors which may have done unsafe work.

The comments came one day after a CBC investigative report found a Holmes-endorsed company, AGM Renovations, is facing accusations of shoddy construction, including unsafe electrical work. 

“Electrical safety is essential and is an immovable red line for my team and associations,” Holmes wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday. 

The CBC’s Marketplace also reported on Holmes’ endorsement of AGM last week as part of a wider investigation into celebrity-backed home projects.

For years, Holmes has endorsed the Ontario-based renovation company in numerous slick ads, with glowing statements such as, “Don’t risk just hiring any contractor: Trust AGM.” 

But after the CBC found AGM is under investigation …