Yiting Gong is on the edge of tears.
"I don't know why they don't have a lifeguard," he tells NEWSTALK 1010's sister station CTV. "They should have a lifeguard in here to save their life."
Gong identifies his wife Tiffany and five-year-old daughter Chloe as the two people who drowned Tuesday night in a pool at the Blue Mountains resort of Mountain Springs Resort and Conference Centre.
Ontario Provincial Police have not detailed the circumstances of the mother and daughter's deaths.
A sign affixed to the fence surrounding the pool warns that it is unspervised and that children younger than 12 must be accompanied by someone older than 16.
Brian Patterson, President and CEO of the Ontario Safety League says their position is that supervised swimming is always better. But he doesn't think having a lifeguard on every hotel pool deck is realistic.
"So it turns it into the pool may be outdated, splash pads are the way you want to go."
Patterson explains splash pads offer the same fun and cool-off benefits of pools with very little risk of drowning. They can also easily be drained during off-hours.
Patterson says many people don't understand the potential risk when diving into a pool that isn't under the watchful eye of a lifeguard.
While Ontario law dictates that at least one lifeguard is necessary for pools with up to 30 bathers, pools at apartments, condominiums and hotels are exempt.