A pair of private member’s bills that are supposed to ensure farmers have more than one option for repairing their own equipment and to ensure that different brands of parts and machines can work together received their final approval in the Senate on Oct. 31. The only step left in the approval process for Bills… Read More
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Regular government business has come to a standstill in the House of Commons over the past week, decreasing the likelihood that multiple agriculture-related bills will cross the finish line before Parliament is inevitably dissolved for an election. The impasse over the Liberals’ refusal to yield to a Conservative motion to hand over green tech fund… Read More
Lawmakers in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have now proposed legislation aimed at guaranteeing farmers have the right-to-repair agricultural equipment. Washington Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez introduced the Agricultural Right to Repair Act in the House last week. The bill closely mirrors legislation put forward by Montana Democrat Senator Jon Tester in… Read More
A Liberal MP from B.C. has introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons that’s aimed at protecting Canadians’ right to repair items they own, which could potentially affect rules around tractor and farm machinery repairs. The intent of Bill C-244, which was brought forward by Wilson Miao of Richmond Centre, BC, is… Read More