Tag: righttorepair

Canadian government launches right-to-repair consultation

The Canadian government has announced its commitment to improving Canadians’ ability to repair products such as home appliances and consumer electronics through a new consultation. The consultation will serve to gather feedback from citizens to inform the development of a federal right-to-repair or repairability policy approach in Canada. The focus will be durability, practicality and […]

Oregon Legislature passes nation’s strongest ‘right-to-repair’ bill

The Oregon House passed the nation’s strongest “right-to-repair” bill Monday on a vote of 42 to 13. The bill makes it easier for consumers and independent repair shops to fix smartphones, computers and other products containing electronics sold in Oregon. The Oregon Senate passed the bill on Feb. 20. It now goes to Gov. Tina […]