Meet Repair Café Toronto’s R2R lead, Ken Vickerson.
Ken is a long-serving jewellery fixer with RCT. Ken has taken on the role of RCT lead regarding right to repair issues and will share information here regarding R2R legislation, news, initiatives, and events. Interested in the subject? Contact ken.vickerson(at)gmail.com.
Latest R2R News
Current news items sure to interest you:
- December 2024: Bill C-244: Right to Repair in Canada – an easy access overview to the Bill
- December 2024: Bill C-244: Unlocking the Right to Repair – some depth around the Bill’s legal implications
- December 2024: Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy – movie trailer
- November 2024: Q&A: What new right to repair laws mean for Canadians with products in need of a fix
- November 2024: How a Silicon Valley trend is impacting an $8B Canadian farm industry
- November 2024: Pending updates to Canada’s Copyright Act bring consumers closer to the right to repair their devices
- November 2024: A new copyright rule lets McDonald’s fix its own broken ice cream machines
- October 2024: Paralyzed man loses ability to walk as company denies $20 exoskeleton repair
- October 2024: Second hand appliances: where to buy refurbished gadgets
Latest R2R Posts
- Right to Repair – Legislative DevelopmentsBy Ken Vickerson You might have missed this, I know I did, but there have been some significant developments regarding the “Right to Repair” (RTR) movement both in Europe and North America. In April the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to adopt legislation(1) that would enshrine various principles of the Right to Repair agenda into law… Read more: Right to Repair – Legislative Developments