Sarah Leamon: For the good of the planet, we all need a legal right to repair our damaged cellphones

Good news on the horizon for anyone with an accident-prone mobile device—Canada is one step-closer to enacting legislation that will make it easier and cheaper to repair broken phones. While so-called “right to repair” laws exist in other countries, they are not in Canada just yet. An Ontario Liberal MPP is looking to change that, though. In late February, Michael Coteau introduced a private member’s bill seeking to amend Ontario’s Consumer Protection Act. This represents the first time that right to repair legislation has ever been contemplated in Canada.

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