Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Patzer, for being here. It's nice to see you again, here at the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
I want to build on something Mr. Fillmore mentioned. Quebec unanimously passed similar legislation in 2019, Bill 197, an act to amend the Consumer Protection Act to fight planned obsolescence and assert the right to repair goods.
What I take from Bill C-294 is that it would prevent manufacturers from using the federal Copyright Act to thwart efforts to make Quebec the number one place in the world for consumer protection against these types of practices. That's how we see it, anyways. In that regard, I commend you on your leadership.
Why do you care so much about planned obsolescence?