Alberta bill proposes lemon law and right to repair

Alberta’s government is proposing new rules to give consumers more protection when buying vehicles, tickets, electronics and more, The Canadian Press reported Wednesday.

Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally has introduced a bill that, if passed, would create a so-called lemon law to give consumers some power to fight back when they buy defective vehicles that cannot be properly repaired, according to the report.

The bill would also create a so-called right-to-repair framework to give consumers more freedom to get products fixed rather than having to rely on manufacturers.

The government is also considering limits on markups for ticket resellers as well as an overall price cap, The Canadian Press said.

The government said most of the details of the new protections will be determined later through regulations. There is no timeline for implementing the right-to-repair or ticket reselling rules.

The bill is the latest to come before a legislature that returned this week after the referendum vote. We have also reported on the legislature’s return and on a separate bill that would ban DEI considerations in public hiring.

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