We are particularly pleased with Bill C-244 and Bill C-294, Member Patzer's bill. They were a great first step for the right to repair. Essentially, we needed those amendments made to the Copyright Act before provinces could move on right to repair legislation. Where they stop short, unfortunately, is that they do not mandate that data access requirement from the manufacturers directly to the independent service provider, and there's no enforcement in place or regulatory oversight for non-compliance. While they allow an independent shop the ability to essentially bypass the digital lock in order to diagnose and repair, they don't address the actual access issue—and then, of course, proper oversight.
