Liberal
- Require manufacturers to supply repair manuals & spare parts & facilitate their replication after the part is no longer produced.
- Introduce a 15% tax credit for appliance repairs done by technicians, up to $500.
- Amend the Copyright Act.
Implement a “right to repair” to extend the life of home appliances, particularly electronics, by requiring manufacturers to supply repair manuals and spare parts and facilitate their replication after the part is no longer produced.
Introduce a new 15% tax credit to cover the cost of home appliance repairs performed by technicians (up to $500).
Introduce a bill that includes provisions to better inform citizens of the environmental impacts of consumer products.
Require businesses to inform Canadians of the environmental impacts of consumer products.
Amend the Copyright Act to ensure that its provisions cannot prevent the repair of digital devices and systems, even when nothing is being copied or distributed.
— Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02